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Useful Tropical Plants

Dichapetalum timoriense

(DC.) Boerl.

Dichapetalaceae

+ Synonyms

Chailletia benthamiana Turcz.

Chailletia deflexifolia Turcz.

Chailletia hookeri King

Chailletia tesselata King

Chailletia timoriensis DC.

Dichapetalum beccarianum Stapf ex Ridl.

Dichapetalum benthamianum (Turcz.) Engl.

Dichapetalum deflexifolium (Turcz.) Boerl.

Dichapetalum longistipulaceum K.Krause

Dichapetalum luzoniense Merr. & Rolfe

Dichapetalum malaccense Engl.

Dichapetalum maluense K.Krause

Dichapetalum missionum K.Krause

Dichapetalum nitidum Merr.

Dichapetalum novoguineense Engl.

Dichapetalum olivaceum Elmer

Dichapetalum peekelii K.Krause

Dichapetalum robinsonii Merr.

Dichapetalum scandens (Hassk.) Boerl.

Dichapetalum schlechteri K.Krause

Dichapetalum sericeum (Blanco) Merr.

Dichapetalum submaritimum Elmer

Dichapetalum tesselatum (King) F.N.Williams

Dichapetalum validum K.Krause

Dichapetalum venulosum C.T.White

Villaresia scandens Hassk.

Common Name:

Dichapetalum timoriense
Flowers and new growth
Photograph by: Sankowsky, G.; Australian National Botanic Gardens
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General Information

Dichapetalum timoriense has two distinctive growth phases. When young, it is a low shrub growing about 70cm tall, but as it grows older it adopts a climbing habit, twining into other plants for support[
550
Title
Kakadu Threatened Flora Report Vol. 3
Publication
 
Author
Cowie I.
Publisher
 
Year
2005
ISBN
 
Description
A report to Parks Australia North from the Northern Territory Government Department Infrastructure, Planning and Environment. It gives information on a number of threatened species in northern Australia.
].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for its edible fruit and leaves, and also for the fibre obtained from its stems - all of which are used locally.
The plant is considered to be 'Vulnerable' in parts of its range in northern Australia[
550
Title
Kakadu Threatened Flora Report Vol. 3
Publication
 
Author
Cowie I.
Publisher
 
Year
2005
ISBN
 
Description
A report to Parks Australia North from the Northern Territory Government Department Infrastructure, Planning and Environment. It gives information on a number of threatened species in northern Australia.
].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to northern Australia.

Habitat

Allosyncarpia dominated rainforest in protected sandstone gorges usually on scree slopes where there is some soil and leaf litter accumulated but no grass layer; favouring moister and more protected sites, avoiding the driest and more open forests.

Properties

Conservation StatusVulnerable
Edibility Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitClimber
Height0.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Young leaves - cooked[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].

Fruit - cooked[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

A fibre obtained from the stem bark is used for making nets[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].

Propagation

Seed -
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