Apocynaceae FAMILY

Kibatalia maingayi

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Kibatalia maingayi is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 42 metres tall. The straight bole can be up to 120cm in diameter, sometimes with short buttresses[ 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 medicine and source of wood, possibly also as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

HabitatAn upper canopy tree in undisturbed forests, usually on hillsides and ridges with sandy loam soils; at elevations up to 100 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, ].