Vatica odorata (Griff.) Symington

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Dipterocarpaceae > Vatica

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 35 m tall. The trunk can be 40-100 cm across. The trunk is twisted. The bark is grey. The leaves are narrowly oval and 8-16 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. They are wedge shaped at the base and taper to the tip. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. These are 10 cm long and hairy. The fruit are round and have a coating. There are 2 larger wings 4-7 cm long by 1-2 cm wide and then 3 shorter ones.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 32.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Primary forests at elevations of 300-900 metres. Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests on sandy soil or on old alluvial soil and in open forest as well.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows between 300-900 m above sea level.
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Usage

Uses gum material medicinal timber wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321685-1
WFO ID wfo-0000423198
COL ID 7FJPG
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Perissandra laotica Vatica odorata Vatica faginea Vatica curtisii Sunaptea odorata Anisoptera odorata Vatica dyeri Sunaptea grandiflora Vatica grandiflora Vatica astrotricha Vatica odorata subsp. tonkinensis

Lower taxons

Vatica odorata subsp. brevipetiolata