Phaleria capitata

Botanical Description

Phaleria capitata is a shrub or a small tree growing up to 10 metres tall. The bole can be up to 15cm in diameter[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is often grown as an ornamental.