Scleropyrum pentandrum
(Dennst.) Mabb.
Santalaceae
Antidesma parasiticum Dillwyn
Bridelia horrida Dillwyn
Heydia horrida Dennst.
Myrobalanus indica Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
Pothos pentandrus Dennst.
Pyrularia ceylanica A.DC.
Pyrularia wallichiana A.DC.
Scleropyrum wallichianum Arn.
Terminalia horrida Steud.
Common Name:
Immature fruits developing on the trunk. Note the spines on the trunk
Photograph by: Vinayaraj
General Information
Scleropyrum pentandrum is a root hemi-parasitic, evergreen tree that can grow from 4 - 20 metres tall. The straight bole and the branches are armed with sharp spines[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of oil.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
Range
E. Asia - southern China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia.
Habitat
Generally found in disturbed habitats on sandy soil, as well found in semi and dry evergreen forests, in open forests near streams and in lowland Dipterocarps forest; at elevations from 500 - 1,000 metres[
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Young shoots[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Mature fruits[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
]. The yellow, pear-shaped or ovoid fruit is 18 - 35mm long and 13 - 26mm wide[
].
Medicinal
The roots are boiled and the decoction is taken as a contraceptive. It is believed that women will become barren after consuming the decoction[
932- Title
- A Field Guide to the Medicinal Plants of Tasek Bera.
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.rufford.org/files/Field%20Guide_0.pdf
- Publisher
- Wetlands International.
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line PDF, there is no evidence that it has been published and no details of the publisher, though it was funded by The Rufford Foundation, charity no 1117270. Gives brief guides to local uses of over 50 medicinal plants.
].
The leaves and young stems are applied externally to ease skin irritations[
945- Title
- Evolutionary Medicine Of Kani Tribal’s Botanical Knowledge In Agasthiayamalai Biosphere Reserve, South India
- Publication
- Ethnobotanical Leaflets 11: pp. 280 - 290.
- Author
- De Britto A.J.; Mahesh R.
- Publisher
- Ethnobotanical Leaflets.
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Brief details of the traditional medicinal uses of 70 different plants
].
Other Uses
The seeds contain more than 67% oil, which is suitable as raw material for lubricants and soap[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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