Burseraceae FAMILY
Dacryodes macrocarpa
Dacryodes macrocarpa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Dacryodes macrocarpa is an evergreen tree usually growing 10 - 25 metres tall with some specimens to 40 metres. The bole can be up to 65cm in diameter with stilt roots or stilted buttresses[ 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 ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatPrimary lowland forests usually at elevations up to 50 metres, occasionally ascending to 400 metres. Apparently found mostly in low, wet or swampy localities[ 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 ]. Also in mixed dipterocarp forest on hillsides and ridges with poor sandy soils[ 359 Title Trees of Sungai Wain Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Sungaiwain/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants. ].