Rutaceae FAMILY

Melicope lunu-ankenda

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Melicope lunu-ankenda is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood. The wood is also traded[ 939 Title Identification and Utilization of Lesser-Known Commercial Timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 12; Pagar Anak, Pepauh, Pep Publication Timber Technology Bulletin No. 49 Author Lim S.C.; Gan K.S. Website https://info.frim.gov.my/infocenter/booksonline/ttb/TTBno49.pdf Publisher Forest Research Institute; Malaysia. Year 2009 ISBN 139-258 Description Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four groups of lesser known commercial timbers from Peninsula Malaysia. It can be downloaded in PDF format from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatDense primary forest and the more open secondary formation; montane shrubbery; growing in well drained areas and on swampy soils; at elevations from sea level to 2,200 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. ].