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Sapotaceae FAMILY Endangered

Madhuca engleri

Madhuca engleri

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Madhuca engleri is a tree that can grow around 35 metres tall. The bole is around 50cm in diameter[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood Madhuca engleri is endemic to Borneo, where it has a fairly wide range, but is rather uncommon within that range. Almost 13% of tree cover within that range was lost in the period between 2000 - 2016, and this species is also harvested for its wood. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak), Indonesia (Kalimantan)
HabitatMixed dipterocarp forest; at elevations up to 200 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].