Meliosma angustifolia is often treated as a subspecies of Meliosma pinnata (Roxb.) Maxim.(as Meliosma pinnata angustifolia (Merr.) Beusekom). However, we are following the treatment in the Flora of China[] which treats it as a distinct species.

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General Information

Meliosma angustifolia is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall[].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

E. Asia - southern China (southern Guangdong, southern Guangxi, Hainan, southeastern Yunnan)

Habitat

Valleys, wooded ravines, low mountains; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	15.00 m
Pollinators	Self
Self-fertile	Yes
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

The plant is found in the wild on sandy as well as on clayish and loamy soils, usually in dry, but also in moist places, such as along streams[].
The pollen ripens and the anther-cells burst while the flower is still in bud, but the pollen is still unable to escape from the anther-cells as these are locked in the cavities of the staminodes. When the bud is fully mature, it explodes at the slightest touch, the stamens snapping backwards and flinging a puff of pollen into the air. When the flower is open, petals and stamens, having done their duty, very soon drop off; hence in a Meliosma panicle almost only buds and passed flowers are found, but very few intact open flowers[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The tree is a good source of timber[].

Propagation

Seed -

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