Microcos sumatrana (Baker F.) Burret

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Microcos

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 27 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple. The flowers are 13 mm across. The fruit are about 2 cm long. They are yellow to red and fleshy.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Environment

A sub-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests; growing on sandy ridges and hillsides; at elevations up to 300 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in Borneo.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Microcos sumatrana world distribution map, present in Indonesia

Conservation status

Microcos sumatrana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:834866-1
WFO ID wfo-0000451673
COL ID 42TZK
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Synonyms

Microcos sumatrana Grewia sumatrana