Lauraceae FAMILY

Cinnamomum politum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cinnamomum politum is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole can be up to 75cm in diameter[ 1372 Title Taxonomic revision of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) in Borneo Publication Blumea 56, 2011: 241-264 Author Soh Wuu-Kuang Website http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651911X615168 Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. The wood is also used locally and is traded as 'medamg' timber along with several species with similar wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Bornea (Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and East Kalimantan)

HabitatMixed dipterocarp forest on leached sandy soil, podsolised white sand or sandstone-derived soil, kerangas (moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients) and submontane forest; at elevations to 1,000 metres[ 1372 Title Taxonomic revision of Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) in Borneo Publication Blumea 56, 2011: 241-264 Author Soh Wuu-Kuang Website http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/000651911X615168 Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ].