Rubiaceae FAMILY

Mitragyna hirsuta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mitragyna hirsuta is a deciduous tree growing around 10 - 20 metres tall. The bole can be 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. , 446 Title Flora of Thailand - Rubiaceae Publication Author Website http://homepage.univie.ac.at/christian.puff/FTH-RUB/FTH-RUB_HOME.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Part of the Flora of Thailand project. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

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

HabitatVarious deciduous forest types; often in disturbed sites such as roadsides, at elevations from 50 - 680 metres in Thailand[ 446 Title Flora of Thailand - Rubiaceae Publication Author Website http://homepage.univie.ac.at/christian.puff/FTH-RUB/FTH-RUB_HOME.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Part of the Flora of Thailand project. ]. Open dry dipterocarp and fagaceous forests, degraded forests at elevations from 500 - 600 metres in Laos[ 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. ].