Polygalaceae FAMILY

Xanthophyllum ecarinatum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Xanthophyllum ecarinatum is a tree growing up to 22 metres tall with a bole that can be up to 38cm in diameter[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatUndisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1,300 metres. On hillsides and ridges, but also along rivers and streams. On clay soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].