Fabaceae FAMILY

Saraca declinata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Saraca declinata is a tree usually growing up to 10 metres tall, though occasionally reaching 29 metres and sometimes only a shrub 3 - 6 metres tall. The bole usually has very small buttresses[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is occasionally grown as an ornamental[ 1594 Title A Revision of the Genus Saraca L. (Legum. - Caes/) Publication Blumea 15, 2 pp 413-425, 1967 Author Zuijderhoudt G.F.P. Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia

HabitatA wide range of habitats: primary forest, swamp forests, often along rivers, on clay soil, rich soil, sand, also on limestone; at elevations up to 600 metres[ 1594 Title A Revision of the Genus Saraca L. (Legum. - Caes/) Publication Blumea 15, 2 pp 413-425, 1967 Author Zuijderhoudt G.F.P. Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description ].