Anacardiaceae FAMILY
Campnosperma squamatum
Campnosperma squamatum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Campnosperma squamatum is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole can be up to 60cm in diameter, sometimes with short, narrow buttresses up to 100cm high, and rarely with stilt roots[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded for use in making low value items.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia (where it is only found in Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo).
HabitatLowland areas, including fresh water swamps, peat swamps and kerangas forests to hill forests at elevations up to 600 metres[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ].