Malvaceae FAMILY

Pentace floribunda

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pentace floribunda is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole can be up to 50cm in diameter[ 616 Title The Flora of the Malay Peninsula Publication Author Ridley H.N. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher L. Reeve & Co. Ltd.; London. Year 1922 ISBN Description An early flora of the Malay Peninsula. , 942 Title Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 16 Publication Author Publisher The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok. Year 1986 ISBN 0495-3843 Description A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatEvergreen forests at elevations from 300 - 600 metres[ 942 Title Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 16 Publication Author Publisher The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok. Year 1986 ISBN 0495-3843 Description A botanical journal, publishing papers on taxonomy (especially vascular plants), nomenclature, phylogeny, systematics, plant geography, and floristics; also morphology, palynology, cytotaxonomy, chemotaxonomy, anatomy and other relevant disciplines. ].