Melicope glabra

Botanical Description

Melicope glabra is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow up to 40 metres tall, but is generally smaller. The cylindrical bole is usually straight, but can be twisted; it can be free of branches for up to half of its height and up to 50cm in diameter[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. , 939 Title Identification and Utilization of Lesser-Known Commercial Timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 12; Pagar Anak, Pepauh, Pep Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 49 Author Lim S.C.; Gan K.S. Website https://info.frim.gov.my/infocenter/booksonline/ttb/TTBno49.pdf Publisher Forest Research Institute; Malaysia. Year 2009 ISBN 139-258 Description Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four groups of lesser known commercial timbers from Peninsula Malaysia. It can be downloaded in PDF format from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. The wood is sometimes traded[ 939 Title Identification and Utilization of Lesser-Known Commercial Timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 12; Pagar Anak, Pepauh, Pep Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 49 Author Lim S.C.; Gan K.S. Website https://info.frim.gov.my/infocenter/booksonline/ttb/TTBno49.pdf Publisher Forest Research Institute; Malaysia. Year 2009 ISBN 139-258 Description Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four groups of lesser known commercial timbers from Peninsula Malaysia. It can be downloaded in PDF format from the Internet. ].