Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY
Hopea papuana
Hopea papuana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hopea papuana is an evergreen tree; it can grow 30 - 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 25 metres, up to 35cm in diameter with buttresses[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber which is used locally and also traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia to New Guinea.
HabitatLocally abundant; growing on alluvium, low hills, river banks and ridges[ 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 ].