Sapindaceae FAMILY
Meliosma sumatrana
Meliosma sumatrana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Meliosma sumatrana is an evergreen tree with an irregular crown; it usually grows 15 - 20 metres tall, occasionally to 25 metres. The often crooked bole is up to 62cm in diameter, sometimes with small buttresses[ 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 ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It has been recomended for use as a pioneer species in reforestation projects.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatAn understorey tree in dense primary forest and more open, secondary growth in lowland and montane rain forest; by streams and on hilltops and ridges; on various soils, fertile and infertile, in dry to wet localities; at elevations to 2,200 metres[ 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 ].