Malvaceae FAMILY

Microcos fibrocarpa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Microcos fibrocarpa is a tree that can grow from 7 - 31 metres tall. The bole can be up to 44cm in diameter[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (where it is only found in Borneo).

HabitatA mid-canopy tree in undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp forests; common on alluvial sites, hillsides and ridges with sandy soils, but also found on clay; at elevations up to 700 metres[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].