Elaeocarpaceae FAMILY
Sloanea javanica
Sloanea javanica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Sloanea javanica is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 46 metres tall. The bole can be 92cm 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatAn upper canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests at elevations up to 800 metres[ 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, ]. On alluvial and dry sites (ridges) with rocky, sandy to clay soils, also on limestone[ 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, ].