Anacardiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Buchanania sessifolia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Buchanania sessifolia is a tree that can grow up to 42 metres tall. The bole is up to 80cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for mainly local use as a food and source of wood. The habitat of Buchanania sessifolia faces ongoing threats of deforestation but the species is able to tolerate disturbance and occurs in disturbed habitats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia

HabitatChiefly in forests on dryland, sometimes along river-banks, in wet places or in freshwater swamps, mainly in lowland areas but sometimes ascending to 1,000 metres[ 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 ].