WorldFloraDB - Planchonella annamensis

Characteristics

A tree 15-20 m tall. The bark is grey. The small branches are reddish and hairy at the ends. The leaves are scattered. The leaf stalk is 2-4 cm long. The leaf blade is oval or sword shaped and 6--17 cm long by 2--5 cm wide. Both surfaces of the leaves have dense reddish brown hairs. The fruit is a green berry which becomes reddish purple. It only has a very short fruit stalk. The fruit is fleshy, juicy and good tasting.

Life form

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Growth form

tree

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

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Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

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Spread

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Mature width (meter)

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Mature height (meter)

15.0 - 20.0

Root system

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Rooting depth (meter)

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

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Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

A tropical plant. It occurs in forest in mid altitudes.

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Usage

The fruit is eaten.

Uses	medicinal
Edible	fruits
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:788560-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000274048
COL ID	4JJF3
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pouteria annamensis Pouteria hainanensis Sideroxylon hainanense Planchonella annamensis Sideroxylon annamense

WorldFloraDB 2024

Planchonella annamensis Pierre ex Dubard

Species