Apocynaceae FAMILY

Lepiniopsis ternatensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lepiniopsis ternatensis is a shrub or a tree generally growing from 6 - 17 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 10 metres and up to 45cm in diameter[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use in perfumery.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea and Bismarck Islands

HabitatRare and scattered in the undergrowth of lowland rain forest, growing along rivers, on sandy beaches and other open localities; at elevations up to 900 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].