Myristicaceae FAMILY

Horsfieldia grandis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Horsfieldia grandis is a slender, evergreen tree growing 6 - 25 metres tall. The bole can be 3cm in diameter and is free of buttresses[ 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 sometimes used locally as a source of food, medicine and timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatAn understorey or middlestorey tree of primary or degraded forest or ridge forest; growing on clayey soil and sandstone; at elevations from sea level to 600 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 ].