Icacinaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Cantleya corniculata

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cantleya corniculata is a tree with a high, dense crown; it can grow 15 - 40 metres tall. The straight bole can be 30 - 60cm in diameter, with occasional specimens to 150cm[ 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 bole is expanded at the base with buttresses that are generally not distinct but can be up to 150cm x 50cm[ 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 tree produces a highly valued timber that is much sought after and commonly exported[ 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 ]. Due to heavy exploitation of this tree for its timber, it has been classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 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, Indonesia.

HabitatA canopy tree in primary forest[ 384 Title Strategies for the Sustaibable Use and Management of Timber Trees - SE Asia. Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/pdf/SEAsia_2007_V2.pdf Publisher UNEP; Cambridge, UK. Year 2007 ISBN Description A draft document in PDF format, available on the Internet. It gives brief details on habitat, uses etc of over 100 species of trees from SE Aia. ]. Lowland forest, often under swampy conditions[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ]. Drier parts of primary freshwater swamp forest, or drier hill forest, at elevations up to 300 metres, apparently local and scattered, on marshy or sandy soil[ 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 ].