Ternstroemia robinsonii
Merr.
Pentaphylacaceae
Ichthyoctonos montana Rumph.
Common Name:
General Information
Ternstroemia robinsonii is a tree growing 15 - 20 metres tall[
634- Title
- Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 44
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass.
- Year
- 1963
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains various articles on botany. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The wood is harvested from the wild for local use.
Known Hazards
The bark is used to stupefy fish[
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.
].
Botanical References
634- Title
- Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 44
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass.
- Year
- 1963
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains various articles on botany. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
Southeast Asia - Indonesia in the Moluccas.
Habitat
Forests at elevations up to 350 metres[
634- Title
- Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 44
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass.
- Year
- 1963
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Contains various articles on botany. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 20.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The brown wood is used to make tool handles[
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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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
