Ochnaceae FAMILY
Gomphia serrata
Gomphia serrata
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitTree
Growth—
The plant is confined to tropical areas with an everwet climate or with a moderately dry monsoon, at elevations up to 1,500 metres[1]. A plant of dappled shade in woodlands[2]. Found in the wild on rocky, sandy, loamy or clayish soils that are usually acid[1]. It is sometimes found on limestone, but it is very probable that the soils in the localities concerned have been leached out[1]. The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen[PFAF].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Gomphia+serrata>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
- [2]Trees of Sungai Wain — http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Sungaiwain/ ↩︎An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants.
- [3]Flora Medica — Lindley J. · Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans: London · 1838 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎A massive work - many of the botanical names have changed, but the book is still a wealth of information.
- [4]A Manual of Indian Timbers. — Gamble. J. S. · Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh · 1972 · ISBN - ↩︎First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎