Symplocaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Symplocos cerasifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Symplocos cerasifolia is an evergreen tree that can grow from 20 - 31 metres tall. The bole can be 21 - 33cm in diameter[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, , 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a mordant. Symplocos cerasifolia has a large range and no known specific threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia to New Guinea.

HabitatA mid-canopy tree in lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, sometimes in kerangas, hill mixed dipterocarp forest and lower montane forests; growing on hillsides and ridges in poor sandy soils, occ. in clay and limestone; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 899 Title Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6 Publication Author Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors) Publisher Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur. Year 2002 ISBN 983-2181-27-5 Description A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses. ].