Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) |
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| Plant Growth Form | Tree |
| Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Biogeography
| Native Distribution | Indochina, Thailand and north western Peninsular Malaysia |
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| Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
| Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | It is an evergreen tree, up to 30 m, with slender drooping twigs and no buttresses. |
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| Trunk | Bark red-brown to dark brown and flaky. |
| Foliage | Leaves are ovate shaped (4 – 10 cm long and 2 -5 cm wide), leathery and usually with gland-like domatia in the axils of veins. Young leaves are bright red and become glossy green as they matures. There are 6 - 9 pairs of secondary veins and ladder-like tertiary veins. Twigs is dark brown and smooth, often slightly zigzagging. Petiole is 1 – 1.2 cm long and stipule falls off early, leaving a faint stipular scar. |
| Flowers | Flowers occurs in clusters which is up to 8 cm long. Flowers are small, cream to pale yellow, honey scented, and covered in soft hairs. Flower buds are ovoid (up to 3 mm long). |
| Fruit | Fruit has 2 long wings (up to 3.5 cm long and 1.3 cm wide) which is spatula-shaped, and 3 shorter wings (up to 0.4 cm long and 0.1 cm wide). Fruit is pale green, ripening pinkish orange. Nut is cylindrical (1 cm long and 0.3 cm wide) with an abruptly tapering tip. |
| Habitat | It is found in lowland deciduous evergreen forest, mostly on rocky ridges and limestone. |
| Cultivation | Sapling have peltate leaves. |
Landscaping Features
| Landscape Uses | General, Parks & Gardens |
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Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun |
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| Water Preference | Moderate Water |
Foliar
| Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower Colour(s) | Cream / Off-White |
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Fruit, Seed and Spore
| Mature Fruit Colour(s) | Orange, Pink |
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Image Repository
Others
| Master ID | 31033 |
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| Species ID | 5420 |
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