Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Baccaurea minor

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Baccaurea minor is a tree with a dense crown growing from 5 - 35 metres tall. The bole can be 8 - 70cm in diameter, it sometimes has buttresses up to 1 metre tall and 1 metre long[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood and edible fruit.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatPrimary, old secondary, or bamboo forest, on ridges or slopes at elevations from sea level to 1,200 metres[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ].