Symplocos pyrifolia Wall. & G.Don

Species

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Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees. Branchlets glabrous but base of young shoots sericeous. Petiole 1--2 cm; leaf blade narrowly elliptic, 7--12 X 2--3 cm, leathery, glabrous, base cuneate, margin entire or glandular dentate, apex acuminate, lateral veins 7--13 pairs. Racemes ca. 4 cm, forming a cone in bud surrounded by glabrous leathery scales at base, axis pubescent; bracts elliptic to orbicular, 6--7 X 5--7 mm, pubescent, falling as soon as flower matures; bractlets linear to elliptic, 2--3 X 1--1.5 mm, pubescent. Pedicel 1--3 mm, pubescent. Ovary ca. 1.5 mm, glabrous. Calyx sparsely appressed pubescent; lobes ovate to triangular, 1--1.8 mm. Corolla ca. 5 mm. Stamens ca. 35. Disc 5-glandular, pubescent. Drupes cylindric-ellipsoid, 0.6--1 cm, glabrous, apex with persistent calyx lobes.
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A shrub or small tree. The leaves are narrowly oval and 7-12 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The fruit are oval and 1 cm across.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in mixed forests between 1,400-2,400 m above sea level in Tibet.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

The fruit are edible.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Symplocos pyrifolia world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, and Nepal

Conservation status

Symplocos pyrifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:827780-1
WFO ID wfo-0001141790
COL ID 53S2N
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Synonyms

Lodhra pyrifolia Symplocos nervosa Symplocos pyrifolia