Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Baccaurea velutina

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Baccaurea velutina is a shrub or a tree with a dense crown; usually growing from 9 - 15 metres tall but sometimes plants can be as small as 2 metres or as large as 18 metres[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ]. The unbuttressed bole can be 6 - 24cm in diameter[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ]. The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia.

HabitatRain forests, on ridges, rarely in swamps at elevations from 330 - 1,450 metres[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ].