Ormosia calavensis
Ormosia calavensis
Safety & Hazards
The plants, but especially the seed and perhaps also the bark, of many if not all species in this genus contain alkaloids and are toxic[ 864 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 21 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Botanical Museum; Cambridge, Massachusetts Year 1963 - 1967 ISBN Description A series of botanical articles. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].
Botanical Description
Ormosia calavensis is a small sub-canopy, evergreen tree in New Guinea, where it grows up to 20 metres tall[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The bole is straight, cylindrical, buttressed, up to 60cm in diameter and unbranched for up to 8 metres[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree becomes a canopy tree in the Philippines, where it can grow 50 metres tall - the bole has prominent buttresses, can be unbranched for 20 - 25 metres and is up to 150cm in diameter[ 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood, local medicinal use and its seeds.