Helicia serrata Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Helicia

Characteristics

A medium sized tree. It grows 15-30 m tall. The trunk is straight and 25-50 cm across. The young shoots have a reddish colouring. The leave are arranged in spirals. They are narrowly oval and taper to the base. There are teeth along the edge. The leaves are 15-20 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. The leaf stalks are 2 cm long. The flowers are at the ends of branches or in the axils of leaves. The flowers are small and white. They have a sweet scent. The fruit are oval and flattened on one side. There are furrows along them. The fruit are 2-3 cm long.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 17.5 - 25.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforests, in hilly country or on ridges, rarely in the lowland but more common at elevations from 1,000-1,600 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows in mountain forests and valleys between 200-2,000 m above sea level in Indonesia.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The young leaves are cooked and eaten.
Uses material medicinal wood
Edible leaves shoots
Therapeutic use Toothache (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
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Distribution

Helicia serrata world distribution map, present in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, and Philippines

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:704496-1
WFO ID wfo-0000718009
COL ID 6LJDL
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Synonyms

Helicia scortechinii Helicia serrata Helicia brachyantha Helicia curtisii Roupala serrata Helittophyllum parviflorum