Burseraceae FAMILY Least Concern

Dacryodes rostrata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dacryodes rostrata is an evergreen tree usually growing 5 - 25 metres tall, but with some specimens up to 35 metres. The bole is usually 20 - 50cm in diameter, occasionally to 120cm[ 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 its edible fruit, timber and resin. It is occasionally cultivated for its fruit[ 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. ]. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines.

HabitatA subcanopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests at elevations up to 700 metres. Found throughout the forest (rarely in swamps) on most soil types, including limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree[ 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, ].