Saurauia roxburghii
Wall.
Actinidiaceae
Common Name: Singkrang
General Information
Singkrang is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 12 metres tall[
334- Title
- Flora of Peninsula Malaysia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants.
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The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
E. Asia - India, Myanmar, Indo-China.
Habitat
Disturbed hill forest at elevations up to 1,250 metres[
334- Title
- Flora of Peninsula Malaysia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.tfbc.frim.gov.my
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- In the process of being assembled (15/07/09), it is currently a series of check sheets giving species name, brief description, habitat and high quality photos of the plants.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit. Eaten when ripe[
513- Title
- Traditional Knowledge of Adi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh on Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Srivastava R.C.
- Publisher
- Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.
- Year
- 2009 Vol. 8(2)
- ISBN
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- Description
- Basic information on the plants that the Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh use.
]. The fruit is the size of a small pea[
506- Title
- The Flora of British India. (in 7 volumes)
- Publication
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- Author
- Hooker J.D.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- L.Reeve & Co.; London
- Year
- 1872 - 1897
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but has some information on plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The leaves are used to promote quick fermentation when making alcoholic drinks[
513- Title
- Traditional Knowledge of Adi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh on Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Srivastava R.C.
- Publisher
- Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.
- Year
- 2009 Vol. 8(2)
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Basic information on the plants that the Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh use.
].
Medicinal
A leaf infusion is used in baths to treat boils. It is used especially for children[
514- Title
- Medicinal Plants Used by Chakma Tribe in Hill Tracts Districts of Bangladesh.
- Publication
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- Author
- Rahman M.A.; Uddin S.B.; Wilcock C.C.
- Publisher
- Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.
- Year
- 2007 Vol 6(3)
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief details of medicinal plants used by the Chakma tribe.
].
Other Uses
A gummy or mucilaginous matter obtained from the leaves is used as a hair pomade[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
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- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- 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.
,
372- Title
- Flowers of India
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
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The reddish-brown wood is soft with a large central pith[
146- Title
- A Manual of Indian Timbers.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Gamble. J. S.
- Publisher
- Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
].
We have no more information on the wood of this species, but the following is a general description of the wood from species in this genus.
The wood is little used, except locally for fuel. It is a pale reddish brown throughout; not attractive; lustre rather low; odourless and tasteless; rather light, but firm, tough, and strong; texture medium; grain straight; easy to cut, saws finely woolly, is rather hairy under the plane; probably not durable. Useful locally for general carpentry and interior construction[
660- Title
- Revision of S. American Saurauria (Actinidiaceae).
- Publication
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- Author
- Soejarto D.D.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History: Chicago.
- Year
- 1980
- ISBN
- 0015-1746
- Description
- A treatment of the S. American species in the genus Saurauia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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