Myristicaceae FAMILY
Horsfieldia ridleyana
Horsfieldia ridleyana
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Horsfieldia ridleyana is an evergreen tree growing from 5 - 25 metres tall. The fruit is possible edible and the timber is sometimes used locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatForests on poor soils: heath forest; kerangas; ridge-forest; quartzite conglomerate-ridges; sandstone with very shallow soil; sandstone ridges; sandstone summits; at elevations from sea level to around 1,100 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 ].