Symplocos acuminata

Botanical Description

Symplocos acuminata is a very variable, evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow from 3 - 14 metres tall. The bole in larger specimens can be up to 30cm in diameter[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use and trade as a medicine and a food. It is also used locally as a source of materials. This is one of several species of Symplocos that is used as the Ayurvedic medicinal plant 'Lodhra' - others include Symplocos racemosa (the main species used as Lodhra) and Symplocos paniculata[ 2082 Title Symplocos laurina: an unexplored important medicinal plant of Shola forest system Publication Int. J. Med. Arom. Plants Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 366-374, September 2013 Author Banu S. & Kashyap K. Publisher Year 2013 ISBN 2249-4340 Description ]. The plant is also an effective pioneer species for restoring native cloud forest in southern India.