Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Triadica cochinchinensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Triadica cochinchinensis is a deciduous shrub or a tree that usually grows up to 12 metres tall, but can reach 25 metres. In larger specimens the straight, unbuttressed bole can be up to 40cm in diameter and unbranched for up to 20 metres. The tree is usually only leafless for 1 - 2 weeks[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

HabitatPrimary forests, disturbed forests, young secondary forest of 5 years or more, and thickets; growing on hillsides and steep slopes, also in dry places, on yellow and granitic sandy soils; at elevations from 10 - 1,100 metres[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ].