Malvaceae FAMILY

Kydia calycina

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kydia calycina is an evergreen tree growing 10 - 20 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, northern Thailand, Vietnam.

HabitatSparse mixed forests in valleys at elevations of 500 - 1,600 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Dry regions[ 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. ].