Polygalaceae FAMILY
Xanthophyllum vitellinum
Xanthophyllum vitellinum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Xanthophyllum vitellina is an upper canopy tree growing up to 41 metres tall with a bole up to 66cm 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 fruits are sometimes harvested from the wild for the oil that can be obtained from their seeds.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatUndisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp, keranga, swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1,000 metres. Usually on alluvial sites near or along rivers and streams, but also on hillsides[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ].