Pentaphylacaceae FAMILY

Anneslea fragrans

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Anneslea fragrans is a variable, evergreen shrub or small tree growing from 3 - 25 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 15 - 20cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. , 549 Title Flore Forestiere Du Globe Publication Author Chnacerel L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Gauthier-Villars et Co.; Paris. Year 1920 ISBN Description Written in French, a very detailed work on the timbers of the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of a good quality wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia.

HabitatForests or thickets on mountain slopes or in valleys at elevations of 300 - 2,700 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].