Maerua siamensis (Kurz) Pax

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Capparaceae > Maerua

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-8 m tall. The leaves are compound and have 2-5 leaflets. These are narrowly oblong and 5-8 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The leaf stalk is 2-5 cm long and slender. The flowers are at the top. The fruit is oval or rounded and 2 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 9.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Germination luminosity -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Maerua siamensis world distribution map, present in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147780-1
WFO ID wfo-0000375794
COL ID 3XFWW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Maerua decandra Niebuhria mucronata Maerua mucronata Maerua siamensis Niebuhria siamensis Niebuhria decandra Crateva mucronulata