Meliaceae FAMILY

Chisocheton cumingianus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chisocheton cumingianus is an evergreen tree growing up to 37 metres tall[ 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 ]. The bole usually has large buttresses up to 3 metres tall, it can be without branches for up to 14 metres and up to 150cm in diameter[ 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 ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for the oil that is obtained from its seed.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Bhutan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

HabitatDense forests in ravines and on hills[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Wet and very light conditions in secondary forests. Usually mixed with Aglaia gigantea, Albizia lucida, Caryodaphnopsis tonkinensis, Dalbergia balansae, and Pterocarpus tonkinensis[ 598 Title Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species. Publication Author Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A. Publisher Blumea Year 2004 ISBN Description A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne ].