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Symplocos racemosa Roxb.

Species

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Characteristics

Shrubs or small trees. Buds, young branchlets, petioles, and twigs brown pubescent. Petiole 0.7--1.5(--2) cm; leaf blade narrowly to broadly elliptic, 7--15(--22) X 1.5--5(--8) cm, leathery, both surfaces glabrous or abaxially brown pubescent at least when young, base attenuate, cuneate, or rounded, margin entire or sparsely denticulate, apex acute to obtuse, lateral veins 4--9(--12) pairs. Racemes 4--10(--17) cm, densely yellowish brown pubescent; bracts early deciduous, ovate to broadly ovate, 2--4 mm, densely pubescent; bractlets early deciduous, ovate to rhomboid, 2--3 mm, densely pubescent. Pedicel 1--4(--8) mm. Ovary 1--1.5 mm, glabrous. Calyx 1.5--3 mm, glabrous; lobes broadly ovate to orbicular, 0.2--0.5 mm, margin ciliate. Corolla 4--6 mm. Stamens 80 or more. Disc short to woolly hairy, with 5 glands. Drupes ellipsoid, 8--11 X 4--10 mm, apex with persistent yellow erect calyx lobes. Fl. Dec-Apr, fr. Jun.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 6-10 m tall. Young branches have brown hairs. The leaves are narrowly oval and 7-15 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The groups of flowers have yellowish-brown hairs. The flowers have a nice smell. The fruit are fleshy and oval. They are 8-11 mm long by 4-10 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 5.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in dense and secondary forests. In southern China it grows between 100-1,600 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten.
Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Abortifacient agents (bark), Abortion, spontaneous (bark), Antifibrinolytic agents (bark), Aphrodisiacs (bark), Arthritis (bark), Asthma (bark), Astringents (bark), Bronchitis (bark), Diarrhea (bark), Dysentery (bark), Dyspepsia (bark), Earache (bark), Elephantiasis (bark), Endophthalmitis (bark), Gonorrhea (bark), Hemoptysis (bark), Hemorrhage (bark), Infection (bark), Inflammation (bark), Inflammatory bowel diseases (bark), Leprosy (bark), Leukorrhea (bark), Liver diseases (bark), Menorrhagia (bark), Menstruation-inducing agents (bark), Periodontal diseases (bark), General tonic for rejuvenation (bark), Skin diseases (bark), Tuberculosis, lymph node (bark), Vaginal discharge (bark), Cooling effect on body (bark), Abortifacient agents (leaf), Abortion, spontaneous (leaf), Aphrodisiacs (leaf), Astringents (leaf), Dysentery (leaf), Endophthalmitis (leaf), Hemorrhage (leaf), Infection (leaf), Inflammation (leaf), Inflammatory bowel diseases (leaf), Leprosy (leaf), Menorrhagia (leaf), Menstruation-inducing agents (leaf), Periodontal diseases (leaf), Vaginal discharge (leaf), Cooling effect on body (leaf), Abdomen (unspecified), Cosmetic (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Enteritis (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Uteritis (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Conjunctivitis (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Hepatitis (unspecified), Ophthalmia (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Bactericide (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Elephantiasis (unspecified), Endophthalmitis (unspecified), Filariasis (unspecified), Furunculosis (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Periodontal diseases (unspecified), Suppuration (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Uterine diseases (unspecified), Uvular hypertrophy (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Symplocos racemosa world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nepal, Thailand, United States of America, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:827266-1
WFO ID wfo-0001141780
COL ID 7B6H3
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Synonyms

Lodhra hamiltoniana Symplocos orogenes Symplocos stocksii Dicalix propinquus Lodhra racemosa Lodhra nervosa Symplocos nicobarica Symplocos beddomei Symplocos impressa Symplocos hamiltoniana Eugenioides nicobaricum Hopea racemosa Symplocos racemosa Symplocos propinqua Symplocos macrostachya Symplocos intermedia Symplocos petelotii Symplocos macrostachya var. leducii Symplocos intermedia var. trichantha

Lower taxons

Symplocos racemosa var. palauensis
WorldFloraDB 2024