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Dilleniaceae FAMILY

Dillenia quercifolia

Dillenia quercifolia

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dillenia quercifolia is a tree that can grow from 25 - 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for 8 - 28 metres, 50 - 100cm in diameter and is free from buttresses[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 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 commercially from the wild in New Guinea for its wood, which is exported.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.
HabitatA canopy tree in rain forests