Lauraceae FAMILY

Litsea perrottetii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Litsea perrottetii is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 36 metres tall. The bole can be 45 - 60cm in diameter, with short buttresses in drier land or with stilt roots and pneumatophores when in swampy land[ 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. , 721 Title Commercial Woods of the Philippines; Their Preparation and Uses Publication Philippines Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 14 Author Schneider E.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bureau of Forestry; Manilla. Year 1916 ISBN Description A series of booklets dealing with various aspects of the Philippine forests. This volume looks at the preparation and uses of the commercial woods of the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded as 'medang' timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia {Sulawesi)

HabitatMainly found in secondai'y forests, at low and medium elevations[ 465 Title An Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants Publication Author Merrill E.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bureau of Science, Manila. Year 1925 ISBN Description Mainly a list of plant names, plus some synonyms, giving details of where the name was published. Also gives a note on the range of the plant, its habitat and local names. Unfortunately, it does not even give a brief description of the plant. ].