Madhuca utilis H.J.Lam

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Madhuca

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 40 m tall. The trunk can be 70 cm across. It can have buttresses 1-2 m tall. The leaves are clustered near the tips of twigs. The are oval to spoon shaped and 4-12.5 cm long by 1.5-6 cm wide. The fruit is oval and 5.5 cm long. There is one seed 3-4 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 40.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in swamp forest between 18-520 m above sea level.
More
Dense, lowland primary forest, also in swampy forest and kerangas.
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Usage

Uses food material wood
Edible nuts seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Conservation status

Madhuca utilis threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:787566-1
WFO ID wfo-0000232863
COL ID 6R3MZ
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INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Isonandra utilis Madhuca utilis Payena utilis Madhuca stenophylla