Myristicaceae FAMILY

Knema laurina

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Knema laurina is an evergreen shrub or tree, usually growing from 3 - 20 metres tall with some specimens reported to reach 30 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 ]. The tree is harvested for its wood, which is used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatPrimary and degraded rain forest; mixed dipterocarp forest; growing on a variety of soils: sand, sandstone, sandy ridges, granitic sand, basalt-derived soils, black soil, yellow clayey soil, and shales; from sea level to 1,000 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 ].