Burseraceae FAMILY
Triomma malaccensis
Triomma malaccensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Triomma malaccensis is a tree that can grow up to 60 metres tall. The bole can be 100cm or more in diameter with broad buttresses 1 - 3 metres high[ 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 its resin and timber, which are used locally whilst the timber is also exported.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatAn emergent tree, frequent in old, rarely in secondary, forests; mostly on dry ground, rarely in permanently inundated places, at elevations up to 150 metres, occasionally ascending to 400 metres[ 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 ].