Allophylus serratus Kurz

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Allophylus

Characteristics

An evergreen shrub or small tree. It grows 3 m high and spreads 2 m wide. The stem is erect and the branches are straggling. The leaves are alternate and have 3 oval leaflets. The leaves are 10 cm long. The flowers are small and in slender spikes. The fruit are oval berries.
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Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It does best in wet, swampy, peaty soils. It needs a protected and partly shaded position. It is sensitive to frost and drought. It occurs in the Western Ghats in India.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible arils fruits
Therapeutic use Wounds and injuries (leaf), Astringents (root), Anorexia (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Digestive system diseases (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Fractures, bone (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Joint dislocations (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Wound healing (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Antiviral agents (whole plant excluding root)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
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Images

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Distribution

Allophylus serratus world distribution map, present in India, Kenya, and Cambodia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:781936-1
WFO ID wfo-0000526873
COL ID BYJV
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Synonyms

Ornitrophe serrata Schmidelia serrata Allophylus serratus Allophylus cobbe f. serratus