Lauraceae FAMILY

Cryptocarya impressa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cryptocarya impressa is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 29 metres tall. The bole can be up to 33cm in diameter[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded as a source of 'medang' timber[ 895 Title Timber Notes - Light Hardwoods II Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 10 Author Gan K.S.; Lim S.C.; Choo K.T. Publisher Forest Research Institute; Malaysia Year 1998 ISBN 139-258 Description Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to five lesser known groups of light hardwoods from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia (only in Kalimantan, Borneo).

HabitatA sub-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and keranga forest; growing mostly on ridges, but also found on waterlogged soils; usually in sandy soils; at elevations up to 200 metres[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].