Symplocos polyandra
(Blanco) Brand
Symplocaceae
Guettarda polyandra Blanco
Symplocos superba Brand
Common Name:
General Information
Symplocos polyandra is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 32 metres tall. The bole can be up to 40cm in diameter[
899- Title
- Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6
- Publication
-
- Author
- Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 983-2181-27-5
- Description
- A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses.
].
The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
,
899- Title
- Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6
- Publication
-
- Author
- Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 983-2181-27-5
- Description
- A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses.
Range
Southeast Asia - Malaysia (only in Borneo), Indonesia, Philippines.
Habitat
Primary forests, the more open secondary formations and kerangas forest; on flat or undulating land, hillsides or ridges, sometimes near streams, rocky cliffs by the sea; groing on poor, well-drained sandy or rocky soils; at elevations to 170 metres[
899- Title
- Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6
- Publication
-
- Author
- Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 983-2181-27-5
- Description
- A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 25.00 m |
| Pollinators | Bees. Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
Many species in this genus accumulate aluminium, especially in their leaves and bark. Those species where the leaves turn yellow upon drying contain the largest quantities of aluminiun (up to 4.2% dry weight). Thus many Symplocos species can be used as the source of a yellow dye, and can also be used as a mordant[
451- Title
- Flora Malesiana Series 1
- Publication
-
- Author
- Various
- Website
- http://www.archive.org
- Publisher
- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
,
2082- Title
- Symplocos laurina: an unexplored important medicinal plant of Shola forest system
- Publication
- Int. J. Med. Arom. Plants Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 366-374, September 2013
- Author
- Banu S. & Kashyap K.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2013
- ISBN
- 2249-4340
- Description
-
,
2086- Title
- Revision of the Symplocaceae of the Old World; New Caledonia excepted.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Nooteboom H.P.
- Publisher
- Universitaire Pers Leiden, Netherlands
- Year
- 1975
- ISBN
- 90-6021-248-7
- Description
-
].
The wood is moderately heavy. It is is stated to be very perishable, although it is also likely to be immune to powder-post beetle attack because of the small size of the vessels. It is used locally for light construction[
899- Title
- Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6
- Publication
-
- Author
- Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 983-2181-27-5
- Description
- A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses.
,
2089- Title
- Taxonomic revision of Phyllanthus L. (Phyllanthaceae) in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands II: subgenera Anisonemoid
- Publication
- Adansonia, sér. 3, 36 (2): 265-301, 2014
- Author
- Ralimanana H. & Hoffmann P.
- Website
- http:// http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/a2014n2a9
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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