Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY

Shorea assamica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Shorea assamica is a tall deciduous tree growing up to 55 metres tall. The bole can be up to 150cm in diameter and has prominent buttresses[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is known as 'white meranti' and is commonly traded. A major source of timber within its native range, the tree also used to be widely exploited for the resin it yields[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatOften gregarious, on fertile soil in primary semi-evergreen forest on hills in lowlands[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].