Strombosia ceylanica
Gardner
Olacaceae
Anacolosa maingayi Mast.
Lavallea ceylanica (Gardner) Baill.
Sphaerocarya leprosa Dalziel
Strombosia latifolia Stapf
Strombosia maingayi (Mast.) Whitmore
Strombosia membranacea (Blume) Valet
Strombosia multiflora King
Strombosia rapaneoides Moore
Strombosia rotundifolia King
Common Name:
Looking into the canopy of a tree growing in theLambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia
Photograph by: Luis Mata
General Information
Strombosia ceylanica is a shrub or, more commonly, a tree usually growing 10- 20 metres tall with exceptional specimens to 36 metres. The crown is compact; the bole straight, closely branched, occasionally up to 1 .2 metres at the base and sometimes buttressed[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Various
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- ISBN
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- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
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The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Various
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- http://www.archive.org
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
Range
E. Asia - southern India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia.
Habitat
Lowland forest and brushwood, mixed Dipterocarp and even secondary forest, often close to the sea, scattered though locally common, on well-drained flat land or lower slopes of ridges, at elevations from sea level up to 800 metres[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
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- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 15.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The yellowish-brown wood is heavy, hard and quite durable[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
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- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
]. It is used for construction[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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