Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Alchornea tiliifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alchornea villosa is a sparsely branched, evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 11 metres tall[ 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 bole is up to 12cm 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 plant is harvested from the wild for the high quality fibre obtained from its bark[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatPrimary rain forest, evergreen forest, deciduous forest, secondary forest, montane forest, bamboo scrub, thickets, often along water. Often found as a pioneer species along road sides and in open places. Found at elevations from 30 - 1,300 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). ].