Symplocaceae FAMILY
Symplocos henschelii
Symplocos henschelii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Symplocos henschelii is an evergreen shrub, or more commonly a tree that usually grows from 20 - 30 metres tall, though specimens up to 35 metres have been recorded. The bole is up to 40cm in diameter, exceptionally to 60cm[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.
HabitatMixed dipterocarp forest to upper montane regions, also in kerangas forests; growing on slopes, ridges and plateaux, most commonly on sandy soils; at elevations from sea level up to 2,100 metres, though usually above 800 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. ].