Meliaceae FAMILY
Dysoxylum papuanum
Dysoxylum papuanum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dysoxylum papuanum is a tree that can grow 10 - 40 metres tall, exceptionally to 45 metres. The bole is usually up to 90cm in diameter, exceptionally to 130cm; often with buttresses up to 3 metres high, 3 metres outwards and 12cm thick[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea, northeast Australia to the Solomon Islands.
HabitatWell developed rain forest and more open, secondary formations; on a variety of sites at elevations up to 1,100 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet , 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].