Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Bridelia macrocarpa

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bridelia macrocarpa is a slender tree with a long crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. It has a straight, clear bole with thick buttresses up to 1.5 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia, to New Guinea.

HabitatLowland rain forests, also tall secondary forest; on sandy or clayey soil, reported from flat, poorly drained or temporarily flooded terrain; at elevations up to 150 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). ].