Symplocaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Symplocos celastrifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Symplocos celastrifolia is an evergreen shrub or small tree, rarely growing up to 30 metres tall with a bole up to 60cm 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. , 2086 Title Revision of the Symplocaceae of the Old World; New Caledonia excepted. Publication Author Nooteboom H.P. Publisher Universitaire Pers Leiden, Netherlands Year 1975 ISBN 90-6021-248-7 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of fuel. Symplocos celastrifolia has a wide range and no known specific threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea

HabitatUsually found in coastal forests, especially in the transition between mangroves and fresh water swamp; also along river banks and in peat swamp forests; occasionally at elevations up to 1,000 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. , 2086 Title Revision of the Symplocaceae of the Old World; New Caledonia excepted. Publication Author Nooteboom H.P. Publisher Universitaire Pers Leiden, Netherlands Year 1975 ISBN 90-6021-248-7 Description ].