Anacardiaceae FAMILY

Pentaspadon velutinus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pentaspadon velutinus is a large, deciduous tree that can grow 30 - 60 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 45cm in diameter with steep buttresses up to 2.5 metres high[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. , 442 Title Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods V (Mersawa, Nyatoh, Pelajau, Penarahan, Perupok). Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 15 Author Gan K.S.; Choo K.T.; Lim S.C. Website http://info.frim.gov.my/cfdocs/infocenter/booksonline/index.cfm?menu=ttb Publisher Forest Research Institute; Malaysia Year 1999 ISBN 139-258 Description Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving brief information on the timber of several Malaysian hardwoods. Available as a PDF file on the Internet. , 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for its timber, and also for the latex in its bark, which has local medicinal uses.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatAn emergent tree in lowland and hill dryland forest, often by streams and in periodically inundated places or seasonal swamps; at elevations up to 350 metres[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. , 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 ].