Baccaurea bracteata Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Baccaurea

Characteristics

An evergreen tree. It grows 25 m high. The leaves are leathery and narrowly oblong. They are near the ends of twigs. They are hairy underneath. Plants are separately male and female. Male flowers are hairy. The flowers are 1.3 mm across and yellow-cream. The fruit are round and dark red. They are about 2 cm long. The flesh is yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Primary or secondary rain forest, freshwater swamp, peat swamp, heath swamp, kerangas, rarely in mangrove forest at elevations from sea level up to 390 metres, occasionally to 900 metres.
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A tropical plant. It can grow in swamps. It is usually near sea level but can grow up to 900 m altitude. It grows in limestone areas.
Light -
Soil humidity 10-12
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are eaten. They are sour.
Uses dye food material medicinal timber wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds. Seeds need to be sown fresh.
Mode seedlings
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Germination temperacture (C°) -
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Distribution

Baccaurea bracteata world distribution map, present in Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:339602-1
WFO ID wfo-0000304430
COL ID 67Z2M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Baccaurea bracteata Baccaurea crassifolia Sapium sterculiaceum Baccaurea bracteata var. crassifolia