Lamiaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Teijsmanniodendron pteropodum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The wood is said to cause itchiness[ 1830 Title The genus Teijsmanniodendron Koord. (Lamiaceae) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 64; 587-625 (2009) Author de Kok R.P.J.; Rusea G. & Latiff A. Website https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-009-9156-9 Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description ].

Botanical Description

Teijsmanniodendron pteropodum is a tree that can grow around 6 - 40 metres tall. The bole can be free of branches for 5 - 20 metres, around 12 - 60cm in diameter, and with; buttresses up to 400cm high[ 1830 Title The genus Teijsmanniodendron Koord. (Lamiaceae) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 64; 587-625 (2009) Author de Kok R.P.J.; Rusea G. & Latiff A. Website https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-009-9156-9 Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2009)[ 1830 Title The genus Teijsmanniodendron Koord. (Lamiaceae) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 64; 587-625 (2009) Author de Kok R.P.J.; Rusea G. & Latiff A. Website https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-009-9156-9 Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Nicobar Islands, southern Thailand, Malaya, western Indonesia and the Philippines.

HabitatPrimary and secondary forests, including heath forest, often along riverbanks or in freshwater swamps, on clay or sandy soils, sometimes over basalt, sandstone or limestone; at elevations up to 960 metres[ 1830 Title The genus Teijsmanniodendron Koord. (Lamiaceae) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol. 64; 587-625 (2009) Author de Kok R.P.J.; Rusea G. & Latiff A. Website https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-009-9156-9 Publisher Year 2009 ISBN Description ].