Lauraceae FAMILY

Alseodaphne bancana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alseodaphne bancana is an tree that can grow up to 40 metres tall. The bole can be up to 66cm in diameter[ 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 wood, which is a source of 'medang' timber and is traded.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatA mid-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, swamp, keranga and sub-montane forest; usually on hillsides and ridges, also in or by swamps and by rivers; usually on rich clay soils, but also on poor sandy soils; at elevations up to 1,100 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, ]