Anaxagorea luzonensis A.Gray

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Anaxagorea

Characteristics

Shrubs 1-2 m tall, erect, glabrous except for flowers. Petiole 0.6-2 cm; leaf blade oblong to broadly elliptic, 9-16 × 3-7 cm, membranous, yellowish when dry, secondary veins 7 or 8 on each side of midvein, base rounded, apex acute to obtuse. Inflorescences leaf-opposed, 1-or 2-flowered. Flowers ca. 1.2 cm. Pedicel ca. 6 mm. Sepals rounded to ovate, outside puberulent. Petals greenish; outer petals ovate, slightly longer and ca. 2 × broader than inner petals; inner petals 8-9 × 4-5 mm. Stamens many. Carpels 2-4, ovoid-oblong, puberulent. Monocarp stipes clavate; monocarps 2-3 × 0.5-0.7 cm, dehiscing on dorsal side, apex acute. Seeds reddish when young, shiny dark brown upon maturity, obovate, flat, 8-11 × 6-7 mm. Fl. Jun-Oct, fr. Oct-Jan.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
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Environment

Densely forested slopes at elevations around 500-700 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Anaxagorea luzonensis world distribution map, present in China, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar

Conservation status

Anaxagorea luzonensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72039-1
WFO ID wfo-0000533464
COL ID DJYQ
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Synonyms

Rhopalocarpus fruticosus Anaxagorea luzonensis Anaxagorea fruticosa Anaxagorea zeylanica