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Homalium dasyanthum

Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Indo-China to Pen. Malaysia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Homalium dasyanthum is a tree or shrub in the family Salicaceae. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.

Where it grows

The plant is found mainly in evergreen and mixed deciduous forest in Thailand, but also in limestone hills, often along streams, at low elevations close to the coast.

Uses

The wood produces very good charcoal, and is also used in temporary constructions. It is used in Vietnamese traditional medicine.

Other Homalium plants

Rarotonga Homalium · Homalium betulifolium · Homalium brevidens · Homalium buxifolium · Homalium ceylanicum · Homalium dalzielii · Homalium foetidum · Homalium gracilipes · Homalium grandiflorum · Homalium henriquesii · Homalium hypolasium · Homalium jainii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Homalium dasyanthum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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