Microcos crassifolia Burret

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Microcos

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 36 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple. The flowers are 11 mm across. They are in groups. The fruit are about 2.5 cm across. They are yellow to red and fleshy.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 32.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A mid-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests; usualy growing on hillsides with sandy to clay soils; at elevations up to 500 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows in mixed forests up to 500 m above sea level. It can be on sandy or clay soils. It grows in Borneo.
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Usage

Uses -
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834804-1
WFO ID wfo-0000451552
COL ID 42TXG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Microcos crassifolia