Leptaulus daphnoides Benth. & Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Aquifoliales > Cardiopteridaceae > Leptaulus

Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees, up to 12 m. high.. Young branches glabrous.. Leaf-blade oblong-elliptic to oblanceolate, 6–15 cm. long, 2–6 cm. wide, acuminate with a somewhat rounded apex, cuneate, glabrous, ± coriaceous, with the midrib impressed above, prominent beneath, and with 5–7 pairs of secondary veins, conspicuous and prominent beneath, arcuate and anastomosing before leaf-margin; petiole up to 1.5 cm. long, glabrous.. Flowers many, in sessile or subsessile, axillary or extraxillary cymes, fragrant; peduncle up to 3 mm. long; bracts small, lanceolate or deltoid; pedicels 2–4 mm. long, articulated near the apex.. Calyx persistent, not accrescent, 2 mm. long, with deltoid lobes.. Corolla white, tubular, 6–11 mm. long, with 5 small (1–1.5 mm. long) lobes at the apex.. Ovary 1–2 mm. long, pubescent; style 8–12 mm. long, glabrous.. Fruit ovoid to ellipsoid, ±1.5 cm. long and 1 cm. across, beaked, irregularly papillose at maturity; endocarp stony, 10–12 mm. long, up to 8 mm. across.. Fig. 1/1–3.
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A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The leaves are oblong and 6-15 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. There are many flowers. The flowers are white and have a strong scent. The fruit is oval and 1.5 cm long by 1 cm wide.
A forest shrub or tree, up to 60 ft. high
Flowers white, very fragrant.
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Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 18.29
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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It is a tropical plant.
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Usage

Uses food material medicinal
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Conservation status

Leptaulus daphnoides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:607986-1
WFO ID wfo-0000837851
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Synonyms

Icacina ledermannii Leptaulus daphnoides