Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syzygium ridleyi

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syzygium ridleyi is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood. The wood is of minor commercial importance, traded as 'kelat'[ 384 Title Strategies for the Sustaibable Use and Management of Timber Trees - SE Asia. Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/pdf/SEAsia_2007_V2.pdf Publisher UNEP; Cambridge, UK. Year 2007 ISBN Description A draft document in PDF format, available on the Internet. It gives brief details on habitat, uses etc of over 100 species of trees from SE Aia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia.

HabitatMoist and non-seasonal, dense, evergreen forests at elevations from 30 - 200 metres[ 384 Title Strategies for the Sustaibable Use and Management of Timber Trees - SE Asia. Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/pdf/SEAsia_2007_V2.pdf Publisher UNEP; Cambridge, UK. Year 2007 ISBN Description A draft document in PDF format, available on the Internet. It gives brief details on habitat, uses etc of over 100 species of trees from SE Aia. ].