Alangium salviifolium subsp. hexapetalum (Lam.) Wangerin

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 6-12 m tall. It is spiny when young. It can be a climbing shrub. The leaves are 7-15 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They are simple and alternate. They are broadly oval have an abrupt tip. The flowers are 1-3 cm across and pale yellow. They are in short branched clusters of 3-17 flowers. The fruit are 1-2 cm across. They are red but turn black. There is a stone with one seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 12.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It occurs in the Western Ghats in India.
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Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Edible fruits
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271391-1
WFO ID wfo-0000937609
COL ID 65WB9
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Synonyms

Alangium sundanum Alangium callosum Alangium lamarckii var. glandulosum Alangium salviifolium var. hexapetalum Alangium salviifolium subsp. hexapetalum Alangium sundanum var. insularum Alangium salviifolium subsp. sundanum