Micromelum minutum

Botanical Description

Micromelum minutum is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall, occasionally to 20 metres. The bole can be 15 - 30cm in diameter and is sometimes fluted[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. , 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]. The plant is valued mainly for its medicinal uses, being commonly harvested from the wild and traded locally. It is an ingredient of herbal supplements that are traded in Malaysia and the Middle East[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. It also supplies a useful timber and has edible young shoots.