Symplocos odoratissima
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| Internal ID | UUID64403ffc6209d626184916 |
| Scientific name | Symplocos odoratissima |
| Authority | Choisy ex Zoll. |
| First published in | Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. 2: 136 (1854) |
Description Top
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Symplocos odoratissima is a fragrant tree found in Southeast Asia, belonging to the Symplocaceae family. It can grow up to 28 meters tall with a diameter of 50 cm. The bark can be either scaly or smooth and its leaves are papery and obovate to elliptic in shape. The flowers are yellowish-white and the fruits are pear-shaped, turning blue when ripe and measuring up to 2.5 cm. This tree is native to maritime Southeast Asia and can be found in dipterocarp forests, particularly in swampy areas near rivers. The bark of Symplocos odoratissima is used as a dye and in traditional medicine in Java. There are two recognized varieties of this tree, one found in the Nicobar Islands to the Philippines and the other in Borneo and the Philippines.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Symplocos patens | C.Presl | Reliq. Haenk. 2: 61 (1835) |
| Symplocos megabotrys | Merr. | Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 383 (1914) |
| Symplocos salix | Brand | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 325 (1916) |
| Symplocos pseudospicata | S.Vidal | Revis. Pl. Vasc. Filip. : 179 (1886) |
| Symplocos pulgarensis | Elmer | Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1841 (1913) |
| Symplocos pulverulenta | King & Gamble | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 74: 234 (1905) |
| Symplocos repandula | Miq. | Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. : 475 (1861) |
| Symplocos chengapae | Raizada & Sahni | Indian Forester 85: 190 (1959) |
| Symplocos aluminosa | Brand | Pflanzenr. , IV, 242: 35 (1901) |
| Symplocos apoensis | Elmer | Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 7: 2319 (1914) |
| Symplocos floridissima | Brand | Pflanzenr. , IV, 242: 35 (1901) |
| Symplocos dagamensis | Brand | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 324 (1916) |
| Symplocos elmeri | Brand | Fragm. Fl. Philipp. 1: 36 (1904) |
| Symplocos villarii | S.Vidal | Revis. Pl. Vasc. Filip. : 178 (1886) |
| Symplocos acuminatissima | Merr. | Philipp. J. Sci., C 11: 31 (1916) |
| Dicalix odoratissimus | Blume | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 1116 (1827) |
| Eugenioides repandulum | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 975. 1891 [5 Nov 1891] |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| ban | udu |
| Indonesian | kisariawan |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
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| Symplocos odoratissima var. wenzelii | (Merr.) Noot. | Leiden Bot. Ser. 1: 248 (1975) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Indo-China
- Nicobar Nicobar
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Malesia
- Borneo
- Jawa
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Malaya
- Maluku
- Philippines
- Sulawesi
- Sumatera
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Indo-China
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001010783 |
| Tropicos | 100381478 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:827222-1 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 5738128 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1340881 |
| IPNI | 827222-1 |
| iNaturalist | 426736 |
| GBIF | 7318829 |
| Wikipedia | Symplocos_odoratissima |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Aluminium Accumulation and Intra-Tree Distribution Patterns in Three Arbor aluminosa (Symplocos) Species from Central Sulawesi | Schmitt M, Boras S, Tjoa A, Watanabe T, Jansen S | PLoS One | 12-Feb-2016 |
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| Supervised Clustering Based on DPClusO: Prediction of Plant-Disease Relations Using Jamu Formulas of KNApSAcK Database | Wijaya SH, Husnawati H, Afendi FM, Batubara I, Darusman LK, Altaf-Ul-Amin M, Sato T, Ono N, Sugiura T, Kanaya S | Biomed Res Int | 07-Apr-2014 |
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