Icacinaceae FAMILY

Ryticaryum longifolium

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ryticaryum longifolium is an evergreen sprawling shrub or a small tree usually growing 1 - 5 metres tall, occasionally reaching 15 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)

HabitatScattered in the understorey of primary forest, especially in gallery forest, sometimes also in secondary forest; at elevations from the lowland up to 1,800 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet , 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].