Stelechocarpus burahol Hook.F. & Thomson

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Stelechocarpus

Characteristics

A shrubby evergreen tree. It grows 20 m tall. The leaves are simple and bright green. They are narrowly oval and 30 cm long. They are glossy and have deep veins. The male and female flowers are separate on the same tree. The flowers are pale yellow. The female flowers are slim on long stalks and are trumpet shaped. The male flowers are on the branches and female flowers are on the lower trunk. Fruit are borne on the lower trunk. The fruit has a violet like smell which also continues in the body once the fruit is eaten. The fruit are about 6-7 cm across. They are brown when mature. The pulp is sweet and edible. The seeds are large and brown. There are 4-6 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 22.5
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It is native to SE Asia. It is an understorey tree in the lowland evergreen forest and rainforest. It is cultivated in central Java. It grows up to 600 m above sea level.
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Grows in deep, moist clay soils in secondary forest in Java. Plants are often found growing amongst bamboo clumps where other trees would be unable to compete.
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Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten fresh. Fruit have a spicy mango-like flavour.
Uses food material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds and from cuttings.
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Images

Stelechocarpus burahol unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:75160-1
WFO ID wfo-0000435203
COL ID 4ZPZ9
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Synonyms

Uvaria burahol Stelechocarpus burahol Guatteria toralak Stelechocarpus burahol var. longiflorus