Cannabaceae FAMILY

Gironniera nervosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gironniera nervosa is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 40 metres tall. The straight bole can be up to 64cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses[ 443 Title Biotik, Laos Publication Author Website http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees. , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, , 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 and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia to New Guinea.

HabitatPrimary forest and slightly disturbed sites, in mixed dipterocarp and swamp forests; on alluvial sites and by rivers and streams, also on hillsides and ridges; on ultrabasic to sandy soils, also on clay; up to 700 metres, occ to 1,400 metres [ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].