Sapotaceae FAMILY

Burckella thurstonii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bassia thurstonii is an evergreen tree that can grow 15 metres or more tall[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The wood of this tree is valuable and much sought[ 351 Title Fiji Plants: Their Names and Uses Publication Author H. B. Richenda Parham Publisher Journal of the Polynesian Society Year 1939 ISBN Description Published as a supplement in the Journal of the Polynesian Society. Very brief listing of the uses of plants growing in Fiji, listed in order of their native name with no index for the Botanical name. ]. The tree also provides a latex, which is used locally as a chewing gum.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangePacific - Fiji.

HabitatForests at elevations from 150 - 300 metres[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].