Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Agrostistachys borneensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Agrostistachys borneensis is a shrub or small tree growing up to 7 metres tall[ 334 Title Flora of Peninsula Malaysia Publication Author Website http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a tooth dye[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea.

HabitatUndergrowth and open areas in primary and secondary forests, including wet evergreen; dipterocarp; swamp; kerangas; montane and mossy forests. Along forest roads, ridges, streams, slopes, rock in dry exposed areas, 50 - 1,980 metres[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ].