Cynometra malaccensis Meeuwen

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Cynometra

Characteristics

Tree, 20-40 m. Leaves 2-or 3-jugate. Leaflets ovate-oblong to oblong, 4-11 by 1.8-3.5 cm; shortly acuminate, slightly emarginate at the tip; midrib 6-15 mm from the upper margin; nerves 5-7 pairs; petiole 3-8 mm, rachis 5-6 cm, puberulous. Rachis of inflorescence 2-3 cm, puberulous; bracts 2-9 mm long, tomentose, sometimes glabrescent; bracteoles 3-4 mm long, inserted at the base of pedicel; pedicels 4-8 mm, strigose to tomentose, sometimes laxly hairy. Hypanthium 1.25-2 mm deep. Sepals 3-4 mm long. Petals 2-4 mm long. Stamens 3-6 mm. Ovary sericeous, woolly or villous; stipe 0.8-1.5 mm; style 0.5-3 mm. Fruits broadly obovoid, ellipsoid, slightly reniform, or suborbicular, brown scurfy, 4-5.25 by 3.75-4.5 cm, quite flat when young (0.4-0.5 cm thick), somewhat thickened towards the margin.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 30.0 - 40.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Common in the lowlands and hills at elevations up to 600 metres; sometimes locally abundant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses charcoal timber wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Cynometra malaccensis world distribution map, present in India, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand

Conservation status

Cynometra malaccensis threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:489446-1
WFO ID wfo-0000199631
COL ID 6BW7T
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Synonyms

Cynometra inaequalifolia Cynometra malaccensis