Streblus anthropophagorum (Seem.) Corner

Streblus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Streblus

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 10 m high. It has milky sap. There is a cap around the tip of the stems. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are in 2 rows. The leaf blade is narrowly oval and 7-24 cm long. The leaves and stems do not have hairs. The male and female flowers are separate on separate trees. The flowers occur as many together in spikes. These occur singly in the axils of leaves. The female spikes can be 11 cm long and the male spikes 4-20 cm long. The fruit is red and oval. They are 8-12 mm long. They contain one large seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
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Mature height (meter) 9.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dense, open, or secondary forest and in crest thickets at elevations from near sea level to about 900 metres.
More
A tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1600 m altitude.
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Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten.
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Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Conservation status

Streblus anthropophagorum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:584631-1
WFO ID wfo-0001041806
COL ID 7WXMC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447368
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Synonyms

Uromorus anthopophagorum Caturus oblongatus Trophis anthropophagorum Streblus anthropophagorum Paratrophis anthropophagorum