Dipterocarpaceae FAMILY
Parashorea smythiesii
Parashorea smythiesii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Parashorea smythiesii is an evergreen tree with a dense, dome-shaped crown; it can grow up to 55 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 120cm in diameter[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also exported.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia; it is endemic to the island of Borneo.
HabitatLocally frequent in mixed and occasionally upper dipterocarp forests on clay soils, at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ].