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Vateria indica L.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Dipterocarpaceae > Vateria

Characteristics

A large evergreen tree. The trunk is cylinder shaped and the bark is smooth and light grey. The young leaves are red. The mature leaves are 10-20 cm long by 5-10 cm wide. They are oval and have a short point. There are 14 pairs of veins. The flowers white and are 2 cm across. They have a scent and hang in drooping clusters. The petals spread out. The fruit is a large 5 valved capsule. It is fleshy and filled with fat.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 40.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Found primarily as a canopy or emergent tree in the west coastal evergreen forests of India, it is also occasionally found in secondary evergreen dipterocarp forest in the south. Found at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows in SW India. It grows between 60-760 m altitude along streams and in valleys.
Light 1-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The seed yield an oil which is edible after refining. It is used in confectionary.
Uses medicinal oil timber wood
Edible barks seeds
Therapeutic use Anemia (bark), Asthma (bark), Cough (bark), Dysentery (bark), Exanthema (bark), Expectorants (bark), Infection (bark), Leprosy (bark), Ulcer (bark), Wound healing (bark), Wounds and injuries (bark), Otorrhea (bark), Urethral discharge (bark), Antirheumatic agents (fruit), Abscess (plant exudate), Amenorrhea (plant exudate), Anemia (plant exudate), Anti-bacterial agents (plant exudate), Antifungal agents (plant exudate), Anti-infective agents, local (plant exudate), Antirheumatic agents (plant exudate), Astringents (plant exudate), Bronchitis (plant exudate), Cough (plant exudate), Diarrhea (plant exudate), Dysmenorrhea (plant exudate), Eczema (plant exudate), Expectorants (plant exudate), Flatulence (plant exudate), Gonorrhea (plant exudate), Gout (plant exudate), Hemorrhage (plant exudate), Hemorrhoids (plant exudate), Hygroscopic agents (plant exudate), Hyperlipidemias (plant exudate), Infection (plant exudate), Menstruation-inducing agents (plant exudate), Migraine disorders (plant exudate), General tonic for rejuvenation (plant exudate), Skin diseases (plant exudate), Tuberculosis, lymph node (plant exudate), Wounds and injuries (plant exudate), Antifungal agents (root), Adenopathy (unspecified), Alexipharmic (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Emollient (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Burn (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Carbuncle (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Soap (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Ear diseases (unspecified), Exanthema (unspecified), Herpes labialis (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified), Urinary bladder diseases (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 24 - 33
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Conservation status

Vateria indica threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321552-1
WFO ID wfo-0000422741
COL ID 7FJWD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Vateria malabarica Vateria indica
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