Sapindaceae FAMILY
Nephelium melanomiscum
Nephelium melanomiscum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Nephelium melanomiscum is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 25 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 45cm in diameter with buttresses up to 120cm high[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Borneo (Brunei, Sabah, Sarawak), Philippines
HabitatPrimary and old secondary forests on slopes, riverbanks, and hill tops on clay-rich soil, and on fertile alluvial soil in mixed dipterocarp forest; at elevations up to 1,350 metres[[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ].