Meliaceae FAMILY

Dysoxylum arborescens

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dysoxylum arborescens is a tree that usually grows up to 20 metres tall, though usually less, and can occasionally reach up to 30 metres. The bole can be up to 45cm in diameter, fluted or with buttresses up to 100cm high and 45cm outwards[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is the source of a good quality timber, known as 'jarum-jarum' in southeast Asia, that is harvested from the wild for local use and for trade[ 935 Title Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 7 Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 41 Author Lim S.C.; Gan K.S. Website https://info.frim.gov.my/infocenter/booksonline/ttb/TTBno41.pdf Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia Year 2006 ISBN 139-258 Description Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four groups of lesser known commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It can be downloaded in PDF format from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Taiwan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Malaysia, Indonesia to New Guinea, northeast Australia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

HabitatA very common tree of dense primary forests and also the more open secondary growth areas, including that on limestone; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 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 , 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree also presists as a relict in hedgerows and gardens[ 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 ].