Helicia robusta (Roxb.) Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Helicia

Characteristics

A large tree. It grows 17 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple. There are often teeth along the edge. The flowers are 13 mm across. They are white to orange. The fruit are 3.5 cm across. They are fleshy and green to purple.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 12.5
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Environment

An understorey tree in undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp, swamp and sub-montane forests, usually growing on alluvial (periodically inundated) sites or along rivers and streams, on sandy soils; at elevations up to 1,200 metres
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A tropical plant. It grows in slightly open forest up to 1,200 m above sea level. It is often along rivers and in locations that are occasionally flooded.
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Usage

CAUTION: The fruit are poisonous. The young shoots are leaves are eaten raw.
Uses food material medicinal poison timber wood
Edible leaves shoots
Therapeutic use Poultice (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
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Distribution

Helicia robusta world distribution map, present in Thailand

Conservation status

Helicia robusta threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:704486-1
WFO ID wfo-0000717998
COL ID 3K7KG
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Synonyms

Roupala robusta Helicia castaneifolia Helicia robusta Helicia cumingiana Helicia glabrata Helicia javanica Helicia oligophlebia Helicia philippinensis Helittophyllum javanicum Helicia macrophylla