Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Balakata baccata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Balakata baccata is an evergreen tree with a dense crown; it can grow up to 26 metres tall. The bole is up to 60cm in diameter; it usually bends and twists, with many knobs and irregular buttresses up to 4 metres high[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a timber. It is planted as a wayside tree[ 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). ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Nepal, northeastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatIn both dense primary and disturbed Diptocarp forest; bamboo forest, secondary formations; mixed deciduous forest; and along streams and on hills and slopes; at elevations up to 1,800 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). ].