Proteaceae FAMILY

Helicia cochinchinensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Helicia cochinchinensis is a shrub or a tree, usually growing from 3 - 10 metres tall but occasionally reaching 20 metres[ 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. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of fuel.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, Vietnam.

HabitatBroad-leaved, evergree forests, mixed forests, plains and mountain slopes at elevations to 800 metres, occasionally to 1,300 metres[ 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. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].