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Useful Tropical Plants

Alchornea rugosa

(Lour.) Müll.Arg.

Euphorbiaceae

+ Synonyms

Adelia glandulosa Blanco

Alchornea hainanensis Pax & K.Hoffm.

Alchornea javanensis (Blume) Backer & Bakh.f.

Alchornea javanensis (Blume) Müll.Arg.

Alchornea petalostyla Airy Shaw

Alchornea pubescens Merr.

Aparisthmium javanense (Blume) Hassk.

Aparisthmium javanicum Baill.

Cladodes rugosa Lour.

Conceveiba javanensis Blume

Conceveiba latifolia Zipp. ex Span.

Croton apetalus Blume

Tragia innocua Blanco

Common Name:

Alchornea rugosa
Close-up of the flowering stem
Photograph by: Unknown
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens
Alchornea rugosa Alchornea rugosa

General Information

Alchornea rugosa is a shrub or tree growing up to 10 metres tall. The bole is up to 15cm in diameter[
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The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of food and medicines.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).

Range

E. Asia - China, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea, northern Australia and the Bismarck Islands

Habitat

Shady or semi-shady places in various primary forest types; secondary and very degraded seasonal forests; grass fields, cultivated places; coconut plantations etc; often in wet places like marshes or along water courses; up to 1,200 metres[
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An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
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Properties

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HabitTree
Height8.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the moist tropics, where it is usually found at elevations up to 1,200 metres, occasionally ascending to 2,800 metres[
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An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
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Found on a wide range of soils in the wild, often on or near limestone, partly even on guano near caves, clay loam, deep clay, ultramafic; bedrock: shale, quartzite, sandstone, granite[
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An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
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The plant flowers and fruits all year round[
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An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
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Edible Uses

Leaves - cooked and eaten as a vegetable[
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An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
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Medicinal

The seeds are purgative[
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An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
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Other Uses

The leaves have been used for making cigarette papers[
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Euphorbiaceae of Malesia
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http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/
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An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
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The wood is used for fuel[
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http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/
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An online resource that is still being developed, it gives detailed botanical descriptions of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae found growing in Malesia (the region from Peninsual Malaysia through Indonesia, the Philippines).
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Propagation

Seed -
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