Proteaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Helicia calocoma

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Helicia calocoma is a tree that can grow up to 27 metres tall[ 441 Title Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Womersley. J.S. (Editor) Publisher Melbourne University Press Year 1995 ISBN 0 522 84095 7 Description Only a part of the flora, but an excellent publication in 3 volumes. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded. The plant has a small natural range, limited to the Morobe district in New Guinea. It is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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 RangeAustralasia - New Guinea

HabitatA canopy tree growing on ridges in Nothofagus-dominated woodland at elevations up to 1,820 metres[ 441 Title Handbooks of the Flora of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Womersley. J.S. (Editor) Publisher Melbourne University Press Year 1995 ISBN 0 522 84095 7 Description Only a part of the flora, but an excellent publication in 3 volumes. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].