Myristicaceae FAMILY

Knema elegans

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Knema elegans is a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 20 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild as the source of an oil.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southwest China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam.

HabitatMountain slopes, low hills, ravines; at elevations from 500 - 1,700 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].