Hypericaceae FAMILY

Cratoxylum sumatranum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cratoxylum sumatranum is a deciduous to semievergreen tree; it can grow up to 51 metres tall. The bole can be up to 80cm 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 local use of its timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatAn emergent tree, often in disturbed open sites in mixed dipterocarp and scrub vegetations at elevations up to 500 metres. Most commonly found on hillsides and ridges with clay to sandy soils, but also on limestone[ 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, ].