Malvaceae FAMILY

Heritiera trifoliolata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Heritiera trifoliolata is an evergreen tree that can grow from 20 - 33 metres tall, exceptionally to 40 metres. The straight bole can be free of branches for up to 20 metres; up to 120cm in diameter with large buttresses or fluting[ 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. , 1029 Title A Monograph of the Genus Heritiera, Aiton, (Sterculariaceae). Publication Reinwardtia Vol. 4, Part 4, pp 465 - 583 Author Kostermans A.J.G.H. Publisher Herbarium Bogoriense, Indonesia. Year 1959 ISBN Description Somewhat dated, but an excellent monograph of the genus Heritiera. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree produces an attractive timber and is commonly harvested from the wild as a local source of wood and is also exported[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - eastern Indonesia to New Guinea and eastern Australia.

HabitatA canopy tree at elevations up to 2,000 metres[ 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. , 1029 Title A Monograph of the Genus Heritiera, Aiton, (Sterculariaceae). Publication Reinwardtia Vol. 4, Part 4, pp 465 - 583 Author Kostermans A.J.G.H. Publisher Herbarium Bogoriense, Indonesia. Year 1959 ISBN Description Somewhat dated, but an excellent monograph of the genus Heritiera. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].Found in well developed rain forest on a variety of sites but probably reaches its best development on upland sites on deep red soils derived from basalt[ 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. ].