Rubiaceae FAMILY

Aidia chantonea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aidia chantonea is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow from 2 - 25 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 30cm in diameter[ 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia.

HabitatSemi evergreen forest, open degraded forests; at elevations from 500 - 600 metres[ 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. ].