Sapotaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Palaquium quercifolium

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Palaquium quercifolium is a tree that can grow up to 36 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 93cm in diameter[ 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, ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also traded under the name 'Nyatoh'. Palaquium quercifolium has a large range and is found in many localities. Whilst there is a projected continuing decline in the extent and quality of habitat and a suspected population decline, the plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatA mid-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests; usually on hillsides with sandy to clay soils, but also on limestone; at elevations up to 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, ].