Piliostigma malabaricum (Roxb.) Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Piliostigma

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious deciduous tree. It grows 10m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Scattered in grasslands that are subject to fire, but periodically found in very dry localities. Often associated with teak and bambuduri forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food charcoal dye environmental use fiber fodder food fuel gene source leaf vegetable material medicinal wood
Edible flowers leaves seeds shoots
Therapeutic use Diarrhea (bark), Dysentery (bark), Dysentery (flower), Wound (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Cardiovascular system (whole plant excluding root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Leaf

Piliostigma malabaricum leaf picture by Rias (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Piliostigma malabaricum world distribution map, present in Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bhutan, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Piliostigma malabaricum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:158211-3
WFO ID wfo-0000170380
COL ID 4HTR9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Bauhinia platyphylla Bauhinia castrata Bauhinia hawkesiana Pauletia acida Piliostigma malabaricum Bauhinia acida Bauhinia rugulosa Piliostigma acidum Bauhinia malabarica Bauhinia platyphylla Bauhinia bacuria Bauhinia baueriana Bauhinia reniformis Bauhinia malabarica var. reniformis Casparea castrata Piliostigma malabaricum var. acidum Piliostigma malabaricum var. reniforme