Scleropyrum pentandrum (Dennst.) Mabb.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Scleropyrum

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 4-10 m tall. The bark is greyish green. It can sometimes have spines. The leaves are 9-17 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. The fruit is fleshy and orange to red. It is 3-4 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. It has a nipple at the tip.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0 - 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Generally found in disturbed habitats on sandy soil, as well found in semi and dry evergreen forests, in open forests near streams and in lowland Dipterocarps forest; at elevations from 500-1,000 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows on forest slopes and in valleys between 600-1,600 m above sea level in southern China.
Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal oil
Edible fruits leaves shoots
Therapeutic use Eczema (unspecified), Skin diseases (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Scleropyrum pentandrum unspecified picture

Distribution

Scleropyrum pentandrum world distribution map, present in China, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Scleropyrum pentandrum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:780655-1
WFO ID wfo-0000492941
COL ID 4VQFG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Antidesma parasiticum Pothos pentandrus Pyrularia ceylanica Pyrularia wallichiana Pyrularia moschifera Scleropyrum moschiferum Scleropyrum wallichianum Scleropyrum ridleyi Sphaerocarya moschifera Heydia horrida Sphaerocarya wallichiana Bridelia horrida Scleropyrum pentandrum