Fabaceae FAMILY

Wallaceodendron celebicum

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Wallaceodendron celebicum is a large tree, growing up to 45 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 31 metres and up to 160cm in diameter; it is sometimes buttressed at the base[ 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its good quality timber, Generally in short supply, it is mainly used locally but it is sometimes traded internationally It is often planted along roadsides[ 316 Title Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. Publication Author Chudnoff. Martin. Publisher USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. Year 1984 ISBN Description Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines, Indonesia (northern Celebes)

HabitatPrimary rain forest, both inland and near the sea-shore; at elevations up to 850 metres[ 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 ].