Drypetes crassipes Pax & K.Hoffm.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Putranjivaceae > Drypetes

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple They are thick and leathery. The flowers are 4 mm across. They are yellow to red and in groups in the axils of leaves. The fruit are about 3.5 cm long. They are orange and fleshy. The seeds are in a sweet pulp.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 27.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A mid-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests at elevations up to 1,600 metres. Mostly on hillsides and ridges with clay to sandy soils.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests up to 1,600 m above sea level. It can be on sandy or clay soils. It grows in Borneo.
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Usage

Uses -
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:345001-1
WFO ID wfo-0000946440
COL ID 6DNJZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Drypetes crassipes