WorldFloraDB - Mastixia pentandra subsp. chinensis

Characteristics

Tree up to 20 m; branchlets stout. Leaves elliptic to elliptic-oblanceolate, 8-20 by 4-8 cm, coriaceous; base attenuate; apex acute; nerves 6-8 pairs; veins distinct below; petiole stout, 1¾-2½ cm. Inflorescence up to 8 cm, subglabrous to appressed-hairy; all bracts uniform, under 3 mm. Sepals 5, broader than long. Petals 5, appressed-hairy outside. Stamens 5. Fruit oblong, 2-2½ by 1 cm.

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Trees 7(–30) m tall; branches ridged. Leaves with petiole 2–2.5 cm; leaf blade oblong, obovate-oblong, or narrowly obovate, 15–20 × 4–8 cm, leathery or subleathery, veins 6–8, base broadly cuneate, apex shortly acuminate. Inflorescences 7–9 cm, slightly pubescent; bracteoles lanceolate to triangular, less than 3 mm. Drupes 2–2.5 cm. Fl. May, fr. Sep.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

tree

Growth support

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Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

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Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

13.5

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

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Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

Mixed forests up to 1900 m. Fl. May-June; fr. Aug.-May. In India galls and domatia occur.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:878669-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000237960
COL ID	5JK2Y
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Mastixia chinensis Mastixia pentandra subsp. chinensis

WorldFloraDB 2024

Mastixia pentandra subsp. chinensis (Merr.) K.M.Matthew

Subspecies