Rubiaceae FAMILY

Haldina cordifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The sawdust sometimes has an irritant effect upon woodworkers[ 848 Title Tropix 7 Publication Author Website http://tropix.cirad.fr/en Publisher CIRAD Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees. ].

Botanical Description

Haldina cordifolia is a deciduous tree with a large crown; generaly growing from 18 - 30 metres tall, specimens up to 45 metres have been recorded. The long, straight, clean bole cam be up to 150cm in diameter and is often buttressed and fluted at the base[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 652 Title The Silviculture of Indian Trees Publication Author Troup. R.S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Oxford, at the Clarendon Press Year 1921 ISBN Description An excellent treatment. ]. The buttresses are sometimes of irregular and fantastic shapes[ 652 Title The Silviculture of Indian Trees Publication Author Troup. R.S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Oxford, at the Clarendon Press Year 1921 ISBN Description An excellent treatment. ]. When growing in more isolated positions it produces a thick bole and massive branches with a large spreading crown[ 652 Title The Silviculture of Indian Trees Publication Author Troup. R.S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Oxford, at the Clarendon Press Year 1921 ISBN Description An excellent treatment. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its useful timber, which is usually only traded locally because it is only available in small quantities. It is also harvested for local medicinal use and is cultivated for this use in Sri Lanka[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Sri Lanka, Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia.

HabitatRainforests at elevations from 300 - 1,000 metres in China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Scattered in mixed deciduous forests in India[ 652 Title The Silviculture of Indian Trees Publication Author Troup. R.S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Oxford, at the Clarendon Press Year 1921 ISBN Description An excellent treatment. ]. Usually growing along rivers or transitional areas between swampy wetlands and dry loamy areas, which are flooded for short periods[ 404 Title Digital Compendium of Forestry Species of Cambodia Publication Author Website http://www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com Publisher www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com; Phnom Penh Year 2008 ISBN Description A very detailed booklet, produced in PDF format on the internet, giving information on around 100 species of trees. ].