Sapotaceae FAMILY

Palaquium walsurifolium

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Palaquium walsurifolium is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 45 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 77cm 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 tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded under the name 'Nyatoh'.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatAn upper canopy tree in undisturbed peat-swamp and mixed dipterocarp forests; usually in alluvial sites (peat-swamps), but also common on ridges with sandy or limestone soils; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 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, ].