Proteaceae FAMILY

Helicia formosana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Helicia formosana is a tree usually growing 3 - 10 metres tall[ 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

HabitatForests on mountain slopes or in valleys, at elevations from 100 - 1,000 metres[ 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. ].