Myristicaceae FAMILY
Horsfieldia reticulata
Horsfieldia reticulata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Horsfieldia reticulata is an evergreen shrub or tree with a pyramidal crown growing 7 - 20 metres tall. The bole can be 29cm 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, which is eaten locally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatAn understorey tree of forests, growing on alluvial soils, riverbanks; sandy clay soil or ridges, and sandstone; at elevations from sea level to 600 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 , 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, ].