Lauraceae FAMILY
Alseodaphne oblanceolata
Alseodaphne oblanceolata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Alseodaphne oblanceolata is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 42 metres tall. The bole can be up to 72cm in diameter[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is a source of 'medang' timber and is traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia (the tree is endemic to the island of Borneo).
HabitatAn upper-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests; usually on hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils, but also on or near limestone; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].