Polygalaceae FAMILY
Xanthophyllum rufum
Xanthophyllum rufum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Xanthophyllum rufum is a tree growing up to 40 metres tall with a bole 60cm in diameter[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use. The plant is also a source of wood, and is used as an insect repellent.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatUndisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp and keranga forests up to 300 metres. On hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils, but also on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant, or planted[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].