Symplocaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Symplocos platyphylla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Symplocos platyphylla is an evergreen tree growing around 8 metres tall[ 38 Title Simmons' Manual of Fruit. Publication Author Simmons A. E. Publisher David & Charles; Newton Abbot. Year 1978 ISBN 0-7153-7607-1 Description A good guide to some of the cultivars of temperate fruits. It covers quite a wide range of fruits. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. Symplocos platyphylla has a wide range and grows in various different habitats. It has no known significant threats at present. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 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 RangeS. America - southeast Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)

HabitatSavannah, areas of human disturbance, semideciduous seasonal forest and Atlantic rainforest[ 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. ].