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General Information

Bridelia glauca is occasionally a shrub, more commonly a tree growing up to 30 metres tall. The straight bole can be unbranched for up to 18 metres and 40cm in diameter; it sometimes has a few buttresses up to 1.5 metres high and 3 metres long. The basal trunk is sometimes provided with root-thorns[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

E. Asia - China, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea.

Habitat

Primary and secondary forests, often near rivers; reported from well-drained volcanic as well as from sandy, loamy, or clayey soil; over sandstone, limestone, grey schists, or granite; scattered to common; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	25.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[]. The juicy fruit has a sweetish flavour[]. The pale purple, ellipsoid fruits turn black when fully ripe; they are 5 - 8mm long and 4 - 8mm in diameter[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The heartwood is ochre to dark brown; the up to 5cm layer of sapwood is yellowish white to orange. The wood is hard and durable. It is used for house and bridge construction, and also makes good house posts[].
The wood is used for fuel[].

Propagation

Seed -

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