Anacardiaceae FAMILY
Swintonia floribunda
Swintonia floribunda
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Swintonia floribunda is an evergreen tree that usually grows up to 30 metres tall, occasionally to 45 metres. The bole can be 50 - 90cm in diameter, occasionally with steep plank buttresses up to 2 metres high[ 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 ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood, which is also traded in small amounts.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatLowland forest; usually at elevations up to 270 metres, sometimes ascending to 850 metres; occasionally growing on limestone; rarely almost in a pure stand[ 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 ].