Malvaceae FAMILY

Microcos crassifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Microcos crassifolia is a tree that can grow up to 36 metres tall. The bole can be up to 94cm 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia (all only on the island of Borneo).

HabitatA mid-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests; usualy growing on hillsides with sandy to clay soils; at elevations up to 500 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, ].