Casuarinaceae FAMILY

Gymnostoma rumphianum

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gymnostoma rumphianum is a slow-growing, slender evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres tall[ 307 Title Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. Publication Author Barwick. M. Publisher Thames & Hudson, London Year 2004 ISBN 0-500-51181-0 Description A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life. ]. The tree is occasionally used by local people for its wood and it is also sometimes planted as an ornamental[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - eastern Malaysia through Indonesia and the Philippines.

HabitatHumid mountain forests, heath forests and serpentine soils[ 307 Title Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. Publication Author Barwick. M. Publisher Thames & Hudson, London Year 2004 ISBN 0-500-51181-0 Description A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life. ]. Usually gregarious in primary forest, at 100 - 1,000 metres, forming almost pure stands along sandy sea shores in the Philippines. It grows more vigorously at higher elevations[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].