Palaquium vitilevuense Gilly ex P.Royen

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Palaquium

Characteristics

A slender tree. It grows 6-24 m tall. The trunk is straight and the crown is dense. The bark when cut releases a white latex. The leaves vary in size and hairiness. The leaves are 10-20 cm long by 4-10 cm wide. The flowers are small and in groups amongst the leaves. The fruit are small and oblong.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 13.0 - 22.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dense or open forests, along the sides of creeks in dry, hilly areas; at elevations from 30-610 metres.
More
A tropical plant. It grows at about 120-300 m above sea level. It occurs on Viti Levu.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The latex is used as chewing gum.
Uses gum timber wood
Edible barks gums
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Palaquium vitilevuense world distribution map, present in Fiji

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:788441-1
WFO ID wfo-0000262719
COL ID 4C3V8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Palaquium vitilevuense