Hydnocarpus pentandrus (Buch.-ham.) Oken

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Achariaceae > Hydnocarpus

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 10 m tall. The bark is pale brown with white patches. The leaves are simple and alternate. They taper to the tip. The edges can have rounded teeth. Plants are separately male and female. The flowers are greenish-yellow. The fruit are woody berries. They are 5-7 cm across and have a round brown surface. There are several yellow seeds.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Environment

Forests. Mainly found along the sides of watercourses, from moist deciduous to semi-evergreen forests.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests in the Western Ghats in India.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food material medicinal oil poison wood
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Therapeutic use Abdominal pain (seed), Edema (seed), Fever (seed), Helminthiasis (seed), Hematologic diseases (seed), Hemorrhoids (seed), Intestinal diseases (seed), Leprosy, lepromatous (seed), Lymphadenitis (seed), Metabolism (seed), Pruritus (seed), Sciatica (seed), Skin diseases (seed), Ulcer (seed), Urticaria (seed), Analgesics (seed), Anthelmintics (seed), Anti-inflammatory agents (seed), Antineoplastic agents (seed), Antipruritics (seed), Antirheumatic agents (seed), Appetite stimulants (seed), Bronchial diseases (seed), Colic (seed), Colonic neoplasms (seed), Contusions (seed), Dermatitis (seed), Diabetes mellitus (seed), Dyspepsia (seed), Eczema (seed), Emetics (seed), Emollients (seed), Fetal growth retardation (seed), Fishes, poisonous (seed), Flatulence (seed), Glioma (seed), Hypercholesterolemia (seed), Hypolipidemic agents (seed), Leprosy (seed), Leukemia (seed), Nasopharyngeal neoplasms (seed), Osteosarcoma (seed), Scalp dermatoses (seed), Sprains and strains (seed), Tuberculosis, laryngeal (seed), Tuberculosis, lymph node (seed), Tuberculosis, pulmonary (seed), Vitiligo (seed), Wounds and injuries (seed), Analgesics (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Antipruritics (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Bronchial diseases (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Contusions (unspecified), Dermatitis (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Eczema (unspecified), Emetics (unspecified), Emollients (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Scalp dermatoses (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Sprains and strains (unspecified), Tuberculosis, laryngeal (unspecified), Tuberculosis, lymph node (unspecified), Tuberculosis, pulmonary (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Vitiligo (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.
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Images

Hydnocarpus pentandrus unspecified picture

Distribution

Hydnocarpus pentandrus world distribution map, present in Fiji, India, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Taiwan, Province of China

Conservation status

Hydnocarpus pentandrus threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:365635-1
WFO ID wfo-0001257146
COL ID 3MZL9
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Hydnocarpus wightianus Chilmoria pentandra Hydnocarpus laurifolius Hydnocarpus pentandrus