Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY
Vatica odorata
Vatica odorata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vatica odorata is a large, slow-growing, evergreen tree that can reach a height of up to 40 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 1 metre in diameter[ 598 Title Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species. Publication Author Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A. Publisher Blumea Year 2004 ISBN Description A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its valuable timber.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatPrimary forests at elevations of 300 - 900 metres[ 598 Title Trees of Laos and Vietnam - A Field Guide to 100 species. Publication Author Hoang Van Sam; Khamseng Nanthavong; Kessler P.J.A. Publisher Blumea Year 2004 ISBN Description A detailed guide, with excellent line-drawings, to 100 of the more important trees of Laos and Vietnam. A very good work, giving lots of information about each plant. Originally published in the journal Blumea, it is available as a PDF on the Interne ]. Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests on sandy soil or on old alluvial soil and in open forest as well[ 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. ].