Heritiera albiflora

Botanical Description

Heritiera albiflora is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 17 metres; up to 40cm in diameter; with thin buttresses up to 450cm high and 130cm out from the trunk[ 1029 Title A Monograph of the Genus Heritiera, Aiton, (Sterculariaceae). Publication Reinwardtia Vol. 4, Part 4, pp 465 - 583 Author Kostermans A.J.G.H. Publisher Herbarium Bogoriense, Indonesia. Year 1959 ISBN Description Somewhat dated, but an excellent monograph of the genus Heritiera. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is a source of 'mengkulang' timber and is commonly harvested from the wild for both local use and export.