The tree may grow up to 51 meters tall and 80 centimeters diameter at breast height, with cracked and fissured bark. The stems produce whitish-yellowish latex. The leaves have an opposite arrangement, are simple, elliptic and a glossy rich green. Its flowers are 5-parted and clustered on terminal panicles. They are small (approximately 8mm in diameter), reddish with white linings around the petals. The fruits, which appear in July, are approximately 8mm long, yellow-brown-black capsules, filled with many small winged seeds.[3]
The plant's leaves and bark have medicinal uses. Its timber is suitable for light construction, furniture, carving, firewood and charcoal production.
Local names include Kansilay, Lakansilay and Guyong-guyong in the Philippines, and Irat, Geronggang, Manding, Mentialing, Serungan and Serungan mampat in Borneo.
C. sumatranum subsp. blancoi(Blume) Gogelein - Philippines
C. sumatranum subsp. neriifolium(Kurz) Gogelein - Indo-China
C. sumatranum subsp. sumatranum - the nominate infraspecific - Malesia
Referencesedit
^Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Cratoxylum sumatranum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T135803484A144795114. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
cratoxylum, sumatranum, species, flowering, plant, hypericaceae, family, indigenous, southeast, asia, including, burma, indochina, thailand, malaysia, sumatra, java, lesser, sunda, islands, borneo, philippines, sulawesi, conservation, status, least, concern, i. Cratoxylum sumatranum is a species of flowering plant in the Hypericaceae family It is indigenous to Southeast Asia including Burma Indochina Thailand Malaysia Sumatra Java Lesser Sunda Islands Borneo Philippines and Sulawesi Cratoxylum sumatranum Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Malpighiales Family Hypericaceae Genus Cratoxylum Species C sumatranum Binomial name Cratoxylum sumatranum Jack Bl 2 Synonyms Cratoxylum celebicum Blume Cratoxylum hypericum Blume Merr Elodea sumatrana Jack The tree may grow up to 51 meters tall and 80 centimeters diameter at breast height with cracked and fissured bark The stems produce whitish yellowish latex The leaves have an opposite arrangement are simple elliptic and a glossy rich green Its flowers are 5 parted and clustered on terminal panicles They are small approximately 8mm in diameter reddish with white linings around the petals The fruits which appear in July are approximately 8mm long yellow brown black capsules filled with many small winged seeds 3 The plant s leaves and bark have medicinal uses Its timber is suitable for light construction furniture carving firewood and charcoal production Local names include Kansilay Lakansilay and Guyong guyong in the Philippines and Irat Geronggang Manding Mentialing Serungan and Serungan mampat in Borneo Subspecies editThree subspecies are recorded 4 C sumatranum subsp blancoi Blume Gogelein Philippines C sumatranum subsp neriifolium Kurz Gogelein Indo China C sumatranum subsp sumatranum the nominate infraspecific MalesiaReferences edit Botanic Gardens Conservation International BGCI amp IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group 2019 Cratoxylum sumatranum IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019 e T135803484A144795114 Retrieved 10 December 2023 Cratoxylum sumatranum Retrieved 2012 01 03 Kansilay Cratoxylum sumatranum Archived from the original on 2012 04 25 Retrieved 2012 01 03 Plants of the World online Cratoxylum sumatranum Jack Blume retrieved 5 October 2019 External links editCratoxylum sumatranum on PhytoImages permanent dead link nbsp This Cratoxylum article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cratoxylum sumatranum amp oldid 1192167379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
