Malvaceae FAMILY
Pentace laxiflora
Pentace laxiflora
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pentace laxiflora is a tree that can grow up to 31 metres tall. The bole can be 51cm 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 its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia (the plant is endemic to the island of Borneo).
HabitatA mid-canopy tree in undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp forests; usually on alluvial sites and hillsides; at elevations up to 500 metres[ 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, ].