
Phyllanthaceae FAMILY
Baccaurea tetrandra
Baccaurea tetrandra
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Baccaurea tetrandra is a shrub or tree with a dense crown growing from 2 - 20 metres tall. The bole can be 3 - 29 cm in diameter, it is unbuttressed but sometimes fluted[ 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 wood and edible fruits are gathered from the wild for local use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatAn understorey tree of primary and secondary rain forests, and swamp forests at elevations from sea level to 1,500 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). ].