Anacardiaceae FAMILY
Spondias lakonensis
Spondias lakonensis
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Spondias lakonensis is a deciduous tree growing 8 - 15 metres tall[ 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. ]. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local consumption. The tree is occasionally cultivated for its fruit, especially in northern Vietnam[ 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. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand.
HabitatDense semi-deciduous forest or transitional forest between evergreen and dry dipterocarp forest, sometimes along streams, at elevations up to 800 metres[ 384 Title Strategies for the Sustaibable Use and Management of Timber Trees - SE Asia. Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/pdf/SEAsia_2007_V2.pdf Publisher UNEP; Cambridge, UK. Year 2007 ISBN Description A draft document in PDF format, available on the Internet. It gives brief details on habitat, uses etc of over 100 species of trees from SE Aia. ].