Microcos antidesmifolia (King) Burret

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Microcos

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 27 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are hairy. The flowers are 7 mm across and white to yellow. They are in groups. The fruit are 12 mm long and yellow orange.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 24.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A sub-canopy tree in undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp forests; mostly along rivers and streams and on hillsides with clay to sandy soils; at elevations up to 900 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in open areas in forests up to 900 m above sea level. It is often along rivers but can be on hillsides.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The fruit is sour but edible.
Uses wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Microcos antidesmifolia world distribution map, present in Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834786-1
WFO ID wfo-0000451535
COL ID 42TWV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Microcos antidesmifolia Grewia antidesmifolia

Lower taxons

Microcos antidesmifolia var. hirsuta