Anacardiaceae FAMILY

Swintonia schwenckii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Swintonia schwenckii is an evergreen tree with a spreading canopy; it usually grows up to about 45 metres tall, occasionally to 53 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for more than 20 metres, it is usually up to 70cm in diameter, occasionally to 120cm, wiith buttresses up to 3 metres high, 5 metres wide and 15cm thick[ 146 Title A Manual of Indian Timbers. Publication Author Gamble. J. S. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1972 ISBN - Description First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader. , 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 of its wood, which is also traded in small amounts.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatRain-forest, rarely in secondary or kerangas forest, occasionally on ultrabasic or on coral limestone; at elevations from the lowland up to 700 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 ].