Cryptocarya massoy

Botanical Description

Massoy bark is an evergreen tree that can grow from 15 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of buttresses for 8 - 15 metres, around 25 - 50cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses up to 150cm 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. ]. A traditional medicine and food flavouring in parts of Indonesia and New Guinea. An essential oil obtained from the tree is exported for use in perfumery. The tree is also harvested on a commercial basis for its wood[ 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 becoming rarer in its wild habitats due to over-collecting and poor regeneration[ 542 Title Ethnophytomedical Aspects and Conservation Strategy of Several Medicinal Plants in Java. Publication Author Sangat H.M.; Larashati I. Publisher Biodiversitas Year July 2002 ISBN 1412-033X Description A PDF article, published on the Internet. ].