Burseraceae FAMILY

Protium javanicum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Protium javanicum is a shrub or tree that can grow up to 25 metres tall. The bole is often short and crooked, it can be up to 115cm in diameter. The branches are armed with spines that can be up to 7cm long[ 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 local use as a food, medicine and source of wood. It is sometimes grown to provide shade in teak plantations.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia.

HabitatDense, primary forest, and also in the more open secondary formations; more open land, roadsides; along the inner border of tidal forests; sometimes on the beach; at elevations up to 800 metres and in Java mostly associated with teak[ 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 ].