Cymbopetalum penduliflorum Baill.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Cymbopetalum

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 10-23 m tall. The trunk can be 25 cm across. The leaves are broadly sword shaped and almost without a stalk. The flowers occur singly on long stalks that hang down. The inner petals are thick and fleshy. The edges curve inwards. They are greenish yellow and orange inside.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 12.5 - 19.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the mountains. It is in wet forests below 800 m above sea level.
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Usually in wet forest, at elevations below 800 metres.
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Usage

It is used for flavouring drinking chocolate and other drinks. The dry flower petals are used as a spice. They are used in drinks and coffee.
Uses coffee substitute food food additive medicinal spice wood
Edible flowers fruits
Therapeutic use Asthma (unspecified), Chill (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Conservation status

Cymbopetalum penduliflorum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72721-1
WFO ID wfo-0000632584
COL ID 336ST
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Unona penduliflora Porcelia cinnamomea Cymbopetalum penduliflorum Porcelia cinnamonema