Loganiaceae FAMILY

Norrisia malaccensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known Primary and secondary lowland rain forest, sometimes forming pure stands in old secondary forest; often found along rivers, in swamp forest or periodically inundated locations, but also in well-drained habitats; at elevations to 900 metres[ 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. ]. Altitude. It is often like mixed dipterocarp forest, on both clayey and sandy soils. Norrisia malaccensis has been reported

Botanical Description

Norrisia malaccensis is an evergreen tree that can grow from 10 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 32 - 40cm in diameter[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

HabitatPrimary and secondary lowland rain forest, sometimes forming pure stands in old secondary forest; often found along rivers, in swamp forest or periodically inundated locations, but also in well-drained habitats; at elevations to 900 metres[ 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. ].