Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Alchornea rugosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alchornea rugosa is a shrub or tree growing up to 10 metres tall. The bole is up to 15cm in diameter[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food and medicines.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea, northern Australia and the Bismarck Islands

HabitatShady or semi-shady places in various primary forest types; secondary and very degraded seasonal forests; grass fields, cultivated places; coconut plantations etc; often in wet places like marshes or along water courses; up to 1,200 metres[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ].