Polygalaceae FAMILY

Xanthophyllum amoenum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Xanthophyllum amoenum is a tree growing up to 35 metres tall. The bole can be 66cm in diameter[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicines and soap. It is probably cultivated in Borneo[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatPrimary mixed dipterocarp, coastal, keranga, swamp and sub-montane rain forests up to 1,500 metres. Common on alluvial swampy sites as well as on hillsides and ridges. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant or planted[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].