Proteaceae FAMILY

Helicia excelsa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Helicia excelsa is a tree that can grow 15 -29 metres tall. The bole can be 30 - 50cm in diameter[ 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 , 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 local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatA sub-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, swamp, sub-montane and montane forests, growing on ridges, but also common on alluvial sites and along rivers and streams; at elevations up to 2,200 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, ].