Olacaceae FAMILY
Strombosia ceylanica
Strombosia ceylanica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Strombosia ceylanica is a shrub or, more commonly, a tree usually growing 10- 20 metres tall with exceptional specimens to 36 metres. The crown is compact; the bole straight, closely branched, occasionally up to 1 .2 metres at the base and sometimes buttressed[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatLowland forest and brushwood, mixed Dipterocarp and even secondary forest, often close to the sea, scattered though locally common, on well-drained flat land or lower slopes of ridges, at elevations from sea level up to 800 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 ].