Dilleniaceae FAMILY
Dillenia schlechteri
Dillenia schlechteri
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dillenia schlechteri is a tree that can grow up to 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for 7 - 15 metres, up to 200cm in diameter with buttresses up to 3 metres high and 1 metre outwards[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea, New Ireland.
HabitatA canopy or sub-canopy tree in dense primary forests at elevations up to 1,700 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].