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Biancaea sappan (L.) Tod.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Biancaea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 6.5-8.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.14
Mature height (meter) 6.5 - 8.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Secondary forest; near roadsides; at the forest-edges; limestone hills. Grows mostly at low and medium altitudes in hilly areas with clayey soil and calcareous rocks.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses afforestation animal food dye environmental use fiber food dye gum hedge magical plant material medicinal oil printing inks timber wood
Edible stems
Therapeutic use Hemorrhage (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antifungal agents (leaf), Anti-infective agents (leaf), Antineoplastic agents (stem), Contraceptive agents (stem), Antiseptic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Contusion (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Enterorrhagia (unspecified), Flux (unspecified), Hematemesis (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Mastalgia (unspecified), Orchitis (unspecified), Sapraemia (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Metrorrhagia (unspecified), Anticonvulsants (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified), Epilepsy (unspecified), Hemoptysis (unspecified), Hemostasis (unspecified), Hypnotics and sedatives (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Leukorrhea (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), Mouth diseases (unspecified), Pain (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Tooth diseases (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Wound healing (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified), Anticonvulsants (wood), Anti-inflammatory agents (wood), Antioxidants (wood), Antirheumatic agents (wood), Astringents (wood), Diabetes mellitus (wood), Diarrhea (wood), Dysentery (wood), Epilepsy (wood), Hemoptysis (wood), Hemorrhage (wood), Leprosy (wood), Leukorrhea (wood), Menorrhagia (wood), Menstruation-inducing agents (wood), Pain (wood), Skin diseases (wood), Ulcer (wood), Vomiting (wood), Wounds and injuries (wood)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 28
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Biancaea sappan unspecified picture

Distribution

Biancaea sappan world distribution map, present in Angola, American Samoa, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Malaysia, Nigeria, Nepal, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Réunion, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, United States of America, Viet Nam, and South Africa

Conservation status

Biancaea sappan threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:481889-1
WFO ID wfo-0000192766
COL ID LQ9H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 844029
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Caesalpinia sappan Caesalpinia sapang Caesalpinia angustifolia Biancaea sappan
WorldFloraDB 2024