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General Information

Gmelina uniflora is a shrub or a small tree, sometimes adopting a climbing habit. It can grow from 4 - 30 metres tall. The bole can be 8 - 30cm in diameter[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of soap.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - endemic all areas of the island of Borneo.

Habitat

Primary and secondary forest at elevations up to 1,100 metres[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Climber
Height	15.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Found in the wild on clay, sandy clay or loam soils, sometimes overlying sandstone, shale, limestone or ultramafic[].

Edible Uses

Fruit[]. The pale yellow fruit is 25 - 40mm long and 15 - 25mm wide[].

Medicinal

The fruit is pounded to a paste, which is then applied topically to treat goitres[].

Other Uses

A soap is obtained by crushing the bark and adding water[].

The sapwood is white to pale orange[].

Propagation

Seed -

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