Microcos antidesmifolia
(King) Burret
Malvaceae
Grewia antidesmifolia King
Grewia elmeri (Merr.) P.S.Ashton
Microcos creaghii Ridl.
Microcos elmeri Merr.
Common Name: Chenderai
General Information
Microcos antidesmifolia is a tree that can grow up to 27 metres tall. The bole can be up to 50cm in diameter[
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- Plants of Southeast Asia
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- http://www.asianplant.net/
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- Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,
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The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and as a source of wood. The wood is sometimes traded[
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- Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 6
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- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 40
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- Lim S.C. & Gan K.S.
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- http://www.frim.gov.my/?page_id=1842
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- Forest Research Institute; Malaysia
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- 2006
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four lesser known groups of commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia (where it is only in Borneo).
Habitat
A sub-canopy tree in undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp forests; mostly along rivers and streams and on hillsides with clay to sandy soils; at elevations up to 900 metres[
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- Plants of Southeast Asia
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- http://www.asianplant.net/
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- Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc,
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 22.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
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- Plants of Southeast Asia
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- http://www.asianplant.net/
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- 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 fruit is a yellow-orange drupe about 12mm long[
653- Title
- Plants of Southeast Asia
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.asianplant.net/
- Publisher
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- 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,
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The heartwood is pale brown, becoming grey-brown upon exposure; it is not well defined from the paler coloured sapwood. The texture is moderately coarse and even; the grain is straight or interlocked; there is a vague ‘silver-grain’ figure on quarter-sawn material. The wood is moderately hard to hard. It is suitable for light to medium purposes under cover; these uses include veneer and plywood, tool handles, general utility furniture, flooring, cladding, wooden pallets, mouldings and possibly sport equipments[
893- Title
- Identification and utilization of lesser-known commercial timbers in Peninsular Malaysia 6
- Publication
- Timber Technology Bulletin No. 40
- Author
- Lim S.C. & Gan K.S.
- Website
- http://www.frim.gov.my/?page_id=1842
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute; Malaysia
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
- 139-258
- Description
- Part of an excellent series of publications, this one giving a brief guide to four lesser known groups of commercial timbers from southeast Asia. It is available in PDF format on the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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