Malvaceae FAMILY

Microcos latifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Microcos latifolia is an evergreen tree that can grow 7 - 13 metres tall. The bole usually branches from low down[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a source of wood. The wood is sometimes traded[ 893 Title Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 6 Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 40 Author Lim S.C. & Gan K.S. Website http://www.frim.gov.my/?page_id=1842 Publisher Forest Research Institute; Malaysia Year 2006 ISBN 139-258 Description Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four lesser known groups of commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Malaysia.

HabitatLocally abundant in primary and secondary dipterocarp forest; it is also found in fresh water swamps, waterlogged area and along rivers; growing at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 893 Title Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 6 Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 40 Author Lim S.C. & Gan K.S. Website http://www.frim.gov.my/?page_id=1842 Publisher Forest Research Institute; Malaysia Year 2006 ISBN 139-258 Description Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four lesser known groups of commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet. ].