Symplocaceae FAMILY
Symplocos polyandra
Symplocos polyandra
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Symplocos polyandra is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 32 metres tall. The bole can be up to 40cm in diameter[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia (only in Borneo), Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatPrimary forests, the more open secondary formations and kerangas forest; on flat or undulating land, hillsides or ridges, sometimes near streams, rocky cliffs by the sea; groing on poor, well-drained sandy or rocky soils; at elevations to 170 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. ].