Fabaceae FAMILY
Cynometra malaccensis
Cynometra malaccensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cynometra malaccensis is a tree growing 20 - 40 metres tall. The wood is harvested from the wild, mainly for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - India, Myanmar, peninsular Thailand, Malaysia.
HabitatCommon in the lowlands and hills at elevations up to 600 metres; sometimes locally abundant[ 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. ].