Picrasma javanica


Picrasma javanica is a tree in the family Simaroubaceae. The specific epithet javanica is from the Latin meaning "of Java".

Description

Picrasma javanica grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to. The bark is dark and smooth. The flowers are white to yellow or green. The fruits are green to red or blue, Glossary of [botanical terms#ovoid|ovoid] to roundish and measure up to in diameter.

Distribution and habitat

Picrasma javanica grows naturally from northeast India to Indochina and south to Malesia. Its habitat is rainforest from sea-level to altitude.