Malvaceae FAMILY
Microcos tomentosa
Microcos tomentosa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Microcos tomentosa is an evergreen shrub tree with a dense, rounded or cylindrical crown; it can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole can be up to 40cm in diameter, often branching from low down and often fluted[ 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. , 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of fibre and wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Myanmar, Thailand,, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines.
HabitatEvergreen forest[ 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. ]. Moist deciduous and evergreen forests; in Java and Malaysia it is very common but scattered in secondary forest; at elevations from sea level to 600 metres[ 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. ].