Microcos crassifolia
Burret
Malvaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Microcos crassifolia is a tree that can grow up to 36 metres tall. The bole can be up to 94cm in diameter[
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The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southeast Asia - Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia (all only on the island of Borneo).
Habitat
A mid-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests; usualy growing on hillsides with sandy to clay soils; at elevations up to 500 metres[
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Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 28.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
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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-red drupe about 24mm 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,
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
