Combretaceae FAMILY

Terminalia calamansanai

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Terminalia calamansanai is a deciduous tree with an open, flat-topped crown, reaching a height of up to 30 - 40 metres. The bole is straight and cylindrical with a diameter of up to 80cm and tall, thin, spreading buttresses up to 9 metres in height[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. The wood is also used.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

HabitatA canopy or emergent tree on well-drained lower slopes at elevations from sea level to 500 metres[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. Limestone cliffs, in lowland forest and by roads and ricefields[ 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 ].