Memecylon paniculatum
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Memecylon paniculatum

Memecylon paniculatum

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Memecylon paniculatum is an evergreen tree growing up to 14 metres tall, exceptionally to 30 metres. The bole can be 20cm in diameter[ 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 harvested from the wild for its timber, which is used locally[ 359 Title Trees of Sungai Wain Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Sungaiwain/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatAn understorey tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests at elevations up to 1,700 metres[ 359 Title Trees of Sungai Wain Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Sungaiwain/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants. ].. Often on alluvial sites near rivers and streams, but also common on ridges. A pre-disturbance remnant in secondary forests[ 359 Title Trees of Sungai Wain Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Sungaiwain/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants. ].