Sundacarpus amarus
Sundacarpus amarus
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of the humid tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 2,300 metres, and sometimes higher[1, 2]. The tree is most commonly found on latosols in the wild, rarely on sandy soils or on marshy ground[2]. Shade tolerant, at least when young[1]. Most species in this family are tolerant of hard pruning, being able to regrow from old wood[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown of fruit and seed are required.
Propagation
Seed - generally slow to germinate, taking one year or more[1]. Seeds that have passed through the gut of an animal germinate faster[1]. Cuttings should include an erect lead shoot if a good form is required[1]. If side shoots are used, the resulting plant will be prostrate[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sundacarpus+amarus>
Pollinators
Wind
References
- [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [2]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
- [3]The Gymnosperm Database — http://www.conifers.org/index.htm ↩︎A vast amount of information on conifers and families of gymnosperms.
- [4]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
- [5]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.