Malvaceae FAMILY

Heritiera sumatrana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Heritiera sumatrana is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 45 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 70cm in diameter with buttresses up to 3 metres high and 2 metres out from the tree[ 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatLowland forest[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ].