Fabaceae FAMILY

Maniltoa cynometroides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Maniltoa cynometroides is a tree that can grow from 9 - 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 10 - 45cm in diameter, with reports of occasional specimens to 140cm; small, low buttresses are sometimes present[ 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 ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and is also exported in limited amounts to Japan[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia, from Fiji and the Moluccas east to New Guinea.

HabitatA sub-canopy and canopy tree in primary lowland forest on sandy soils, swamp forest, secondary forests; at elevations up to 100 metres, occasionally extending to 530 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 ].