Crypteroniaceae FAMILY

Crypteronia griffithii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crypteronia griffithii is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 40 metres tall. The straight bole can be up to 70cm in diameter with buttresses up to 60cm high and 60cm outward[ 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, , 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatA mid-canopy tree in primary but also often in secondary (logged) mixed dipterocarp forests; growing on hillsides and ridges with sandy soils, occassionally on limestone; 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, ].