Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Baccaurea macrocarpa

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Baccaurea macrocarpa can range in size from a shrub about 5 metres tall up to a large tree with a dense crown 25 or more metres tall[ 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). ]. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use, and the plant is also cultivated in gardens and the fruit sold in local markets[ 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). ]

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo.

HabitatPrimary rain forest, riverine rain forest and swamp forest, rarely also in secondary forest at elevations from sea level up to 1,600 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). ].