Dilleniaceae FAMILY
Dillenia papuana
Dillenia papuana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dillenia papuana is a tree that can grow 20 - 37 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for 15 - 25 metres, 30 - 80cm in diameter, with buttresses up to 4 metres high[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - eastern Indonesia to New Guinea.
HabitatA canopy tree in dense primary forest growing on dry or temporarily flooded soil; usually found at low elevations, though once collected at around 2,000 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 ].