Moraceae FAMILY
Parartocarpus bracteata
Parartocarpus bracteata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Parartocarpus bracteata is a tree that can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 80cm in diameter, it has many branches but is free of buttresses[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is a source of the timber 'terap' and is traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatMixed dipterocarp forest on hillsides; growing on clayey soils; at elevations up to 500 metres[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ].