Heliciopsis terminalis (Kurz) Sleumer

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Heliciopsis

Characteristics

Trees 5-15 m tall. Young branchlets rust-colored tomentose, glabrescent. Leaves dimorphic, simple or tripartite to pinnatipartite; petiole 1-2.5 cm for simple leaves, 4-5 cm for divided leaves; leaf blade ± leathery, glabrescent in age, base cuneate to attenuate, margin entire, apex shortly acuminate, acuminate, or sometimes obtusely acute; secondary and reticulate veins conspicuous on both surfaces. Simple leaf blade oblanceolate to oblong, 12-35 × 4-10 cm. Divided leaf blade 25-60 × 15-50 cm, lobes 1-7 pairs, sinuses somewhat rounded. Inflorescences axillary or ramiflorous, rarely terminal on short branchlet, pilose; bracts of flower pairs linear to subulate 0.5-2 mm; floral bracts linear, ca. 0.5 mm. Perianth white or yellowish. Male inflorescences 10-20 cm. Female inflorescences stout, 15-22 cm. Male flowers: pedicel 5-7 mm; perianth 1.1-1.4 cm; anthers ca. 2.5 mm; pistillode glabrous; style apically clavate. Female flowers: pedicel 8-10 mm; perianth ca. 1.2 cm; staminodes ca. 1.5 mm; ovary ovoid, glabrous; style ca. 1 cm, apex ± compressed; stigma lateral. Fruit brownish, ellipsoid, 3-4.5 × 1.7-3 cm; exocarp ca. 0.5 mm thick; mesocarp ca. 1.5 mm thick, soft fibers nearly absent when dry; endocarp 0.5-1.5 mm thick. Fl. Mar-Jun, fr. Aug-Nov.
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A tree. It grows 4-8 m high. The trunk is 1.5 m across. The leaves are sword shaped and 13-34 cm long by 4-9 cm wide. The leaves are smooth and do not have teeth. The flowers are white. Male and female flowers are on separate trees. The fruit are almost round and 3-4 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. They have a rough woody covering and a soft centre. There is only one seed.
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Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 15.0
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It grows between 900-1500 m altitude in Yunnan in China. It grows in subtropical broad-leaved evergreen forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw. The seeds are eaten as nuts.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits nuts seeds
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Distribution

Heliciopsis terminalis world distribution map, present in China, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Heliciopsis terminalis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:704532-1
WFO ID wfo-0001107174
COL ID 3K7VH
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Synonyms

Helicia balansae Heliciopsis terminalis Helicia terminalis Heliciopsis lobata var. microcarpa