Gluta velutina
Anacardiaceae FAMILY

Gluta velutina

Gluta velutina

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

Brief contact with the plant can cause allergies and chemical irritation of the skin[ 374 Title Contact-Poisonous Plants of the World Publication Author Rohde. M. Website http://mic-ro.com/plants/ Publisher Year 2006 ISBN Description A document on the internet. Gives brief information on about 35 species of plants that can cause severe problems from a single contact with the skin. ]. The sap can cause dermatitis[ 316 Title Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. Publication Author Chudnoff. Martin. Publisher USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. Year 1984 ISBN Description Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics. ]. A resinous exudate from the wood can cause severe skin irritation[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The smoke of the burning wood can cause severe irritation, particularly to the eyes[ 374 Title Contact-Poisonous Plants of the World Publication Author Rohde. M. Website http://mic-ro.com/plants/ Publisher Year 2006 ISBN Description A document on the internet. Gives brief information on about 35 species of plants that can cause severe problems from a single contact with the skin. ].

Botanical Description

Gluta velutina is a large shrub or small tree growing up to 10 metres tall. Branched, stilt roots up to 1 metre high are sometimes present[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. An edible seed and useful timber are sometimes gathered from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatCommon along edges of tidal rivers; submerged mud banks in fresh or slightly brackish water; standing in water with trunk submerged trunk, except at low tide, associated with Barringtonia conoidea and Pandanus helicopus[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].