Malvaceae FAMILY

Microcos sumatrana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Microcos sumatrana is a tree that can grow up to 27 metres tall. The bole can be up to 30cm 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia (only on Borneo), Brunei, Indonesia.

HabitatA sub-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests; growing on sandy ridges and hillsides; at elevations up to 300 metres[ 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, ].