Anacardiaceae FAMILY

Campnosperma brevipetiolatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Campnosperma brevipetiolatum is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is up to 120cm in diameter, exceptionally to 220cm, sometimes with buttresses up to 250cm high, 2 metres outwards and 15cm thick[ 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. , 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 ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is a good quality hardwood that is traded internationally[ 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. ]. An oil obtained from the wood has local economic significance[ 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 ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - eastern Indonesia to New Guinea and the western Pacific.

HabitatFound in a wide range of habitats, most commonly in swamp forests, but also in seasonally inundated soils and sometimes in well-drained soils[ 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 ].