Acrotrema costatum Jack

Species

Angiosperms > Dilleniales > Dilleniaceae > Acrotrema

Characteristics

Stem from very short up to 25 cm long. Leaves obovate, dentate, base auriculate, hairy, deep green, often with a whitish line along the midrib, 7-25 by 3-10 cm; petiole 1-2(-6) cm. Raceme 9-13 cm, erect, ca 10-12-flowered; bracts ca 6 by 2 mm. Flowers yellow, diam. 3 cm, opening singly; pedicel 5-15 mm long. Carpels 3, with 2-6 ovules. Follicles enclosed by the sepals. Seeds finely echinate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25
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Environment

In dense, wet forests or on moist shady rocks; up to 1000 m alt.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Images

Habit

Acrotrema costatum habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Acrotrema costatum world distribution map, present in Indonesia, Iceland, Malaysia, Somalia, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316447-1
WFO ID wfo-0000518969
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Synonyms

Acrotrema costatum Acrotrema wightianum