Sapindaceae FAMILY

Mischocarpus pentapetalus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mischocarpus pentapetalus is an evergreen shrub or tree, usually growing up to 15 metres tall, though plants up to 31 metres have been recorded. The bole can be up to 43cm in diameter[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatA mid-canopy tree in both primary and secondary forest, growing in mixed dipterocarp, coastal (mangrove edges, beach edges), and sub-montane forests, both on slopes and ridges as well as by rivers and streams; at elevations up to 2,000 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 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. ].