Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Baccaurea multiflora

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Baccaurea multiflora is a tree with a dense crown, usually growing about 8 metres tall with some specimens up to 15 metres. The short bole is unbuttressed, about 10 - 20cm in diameter[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia.

HabitatPrimary rain forests at elevations from 50 - 900 metres[ 327 Title Euphorbiaceae of Malesia Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines). ].