Pericopsis mooniana Thwaites

Nedun tree (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Pericopsis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 35m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 35.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mainly found scattered in coastal forests, but can also be found along river banks, and in periodically inundated lowland semi-deciduous or evergreen forest up to elevations of 200, occasionally 350 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal social use timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antiprotozoal agents (aerial part), Spasm (aerial part), Diarrhea (bark), Dyspepsia (bark), Fever (bark), Jaundice (bark), Malaria (bark), Arthritis (flower), Antifungal agents (leaf), Antirheumatic agents (leaf), Arthritis (leaf), Inflammation (leaf), Leprosy (leaf), Osteoarthritis (leaf), Pain (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Diarrhea (root), Fever (root), Antifungal agents (seed), Antirheumatic agents (seed), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Antiprotozoal agents (unspecified), Hypothermia (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 26 - 34
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Pericopsis mooniana unspecified picture

Distribution

Pericopsis mooniana world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Micronesia (Federated States of), Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mauritius, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Réunion, Singapore, Thailand, Tanzania, United Republic of, United States of America, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Pericopsis mooniana threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:513075-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185594
COL ID 76SN9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pericopsis mooniana Dalbergia lanceolaria Ormosia villamilii Dalbergia mooniana