Symplocaceae FAMILY
Symplocos tricoccata
Symplocos tricoccata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Symplocos tricoccata is an evergreen shrub around 3 metres tall, or a small tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall. The low bole can be up to 15cm in diameter[ 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 of its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia to Indonesia (where it is only found in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo).
HabitatForests, both in dense primary growth and in the more open areas of secondary growth; mostly on hillsides, also in low, undulating or flat country, sometimes near streams; on rocky, black or brown soil; at elevations up to 2,300 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. ].