Nauclea orientalis
Rubiaceae FAMILY

Nauclea orientalis

Nauclea orientalis

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Yellow cheesewood varies in size from a medium-sized to a tall, well formed, evergreen tree up to 30 metres tall[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The straight, cylindrical bole is unbuttressed, it can be unbranched for up to 20 metres and has a diameter of up to 1 metre[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree is valued mainly for its wood, which is traded commercially. It is also harvested from the wild for its edible fruit and for local medicinal use. The tree is cultivated in Sri Lanka for medicinal use[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. Yellow cheesewood is a beautiful tropical garden plant and excellent shade tree[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines to Australia.
HabitatOccurs in a variety of vegetation types from sparse rheophyte shrublands to tall well-developed gallery rainforest where it reaches its best development[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. Occurs along the major rivers in the interior of the Peninsula, or at least near rivers[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].