Annonaceae FAMILY

Anaxagorea javanica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Anaxagorea javanica is a shrub or small tree that usually grows 4 - 8 metres tall, though specimens up to 15 metres have been recorded[ 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, , 1027 Title Studies in Annonaceae. II. A monograph of the genus Anaxagorea A. St. Hil. Part 1 Publication Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 105: 73 - 134. Author Maas P.J.M. & Westra L.Y.Th. Website http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/572734 Publisher Year 1984 ISBN 0006-8152 Description A very comprehensive treatment of the genus, it can be downloaded from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra)

HabitatAn understorey tree in dense, primary forests at elevations up to 300 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, , 1027 Title Studies in Annonaceae. II. A monograph of the genus Anaxagorea A. St. Hil. Part 1 Publication Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 105: 73 - 134. Author Maas P.J.M. & Westra L.Y.Th. Website http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/572734 Publisher Year 1984 ISBN 0006-8152 Description A very comprehensive treatment of the genus, it can be downloaded from the Internet ].