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Xantolis tomentosa Raf.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Xantolis

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The trunk is fluted. The bark is reddish-brown. The trunk and branches are thorny. It has a white latex. The leaves are simple and alternate. The leaf blade is 4-10 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The flowers are in clusters in the axils of leaves. They are white. The fruit is an oval berry. It is 2.5 cm long. There is one seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 12.5
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Environment

An understorey tree in medium elevation evergreen forests, becoming a canopy tree at higher elevations; it is found at elevations from 500-1,600 metres in India but down to sea level in Sri Lanka.
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A tropical plant. It grows in evergreen forest between 500-1,600 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The bark is used to make a fermented drink. The fruit are pickled and also used in curries. The young fruit are boiled and eaten.
Uses material medicinal wood
Edible barks fruits
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Xantolis tomentosa world distribution map, present in Indonesia, Myanmar, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:790088-1
WFO ID wfo-0000334943
COL ID 5C8NK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Planchonella dongnaiensis Pouteria tomentosa Achras elengioides Sapota armata Sapota elengioides Sapota tomentosa Sideroxylon armatum Sideroxylon dongnaiense Sideroxylon wightianum Planchonella elengioides Achras tomentosa Sideroxylon tomentosum Pouteria dongnaiensis Xantolis tomentosa Xantolis tomentosa var. elengioides Planchonella tomentosa Xantolis dongnaiensis
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