Osmoxylon umbelliferum Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Osmoxylon

Characteristics

According to Rumphius: Tree with stout trunk, the branches marked with prominent round leaf-scars. Leaves clustered at the ends of the branches, glabrous; petioles long; blades simple, lanceolate (30-36 by 10-12 cm), base rounded, apex acute, margin dentate. Flowers in large spreading umbels, the radiating branches tripartite, c. 30 cm long, each ending in a capitulum.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Evidently in forest in the hills of Ambon, and also planted at the time of Rumphius.
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An understorey tree in hill forests.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Incense (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Osmoxylon umbelliferum world distribution map, present in Hong Kong and Moldova (Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:91388-1
WFO ID wfo-0000261409
COL ID 75BXZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aralia umbellifera Osmoxylon amboinense Osmoxylon umbelliferum Pseudosantalum umbelliferum Hedera umbellifera