Pentaphylacaceae FAMILY
Ternstroemia robinsonii
Ternstroemia robinsonii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
The bark is used to stupefy fish[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].
Botanical Description
Ternstroemia robinsonii is a tree growing 15 - 20 metres tall[ 634 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 44 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. Year 1963 ISBN Description Contains various articles on botany. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The wood is harvested from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia in the Moluccas.
HabitatForests at elevations up to 350 metres[ 634 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 44 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. Year 1963 ISBN Description Contains various articles on botany. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].