Symplocos pubescens
Klotzsch ex Benth.
Symplocaceae
Mongezia pilosa Vell.
Symplocos martii A.DC.
Common Name:
General Information
Symplocos pubescens is an evergreen shrub or a small tree
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food
Symplocos pubescens has a wide range, grows in a variety of habitats and has no known major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
S. America - central and southern Brazil, Paraguay
Habitat
Savannah, areas of human disturbance, seasonal semideciduous forest and rainforests[
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Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Self-fertile | No |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Edible Uses
Fruit[
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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[
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- Flora Malesiana Series 1
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- Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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- A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
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- Symplocos laurina: an unexplored important medicinal plant of Shola forest system
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- Int. J. Med. Arom. Plants Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 366-374, September 2013
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- Banu S. & Kashyap K.
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- 2013
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- 2249-4340
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- Revision of the Symplocaceae of the Old World; New Caledonia excepted.
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- Nooteboom H.P.
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- Universitaire Pers Leiden, Netherlands
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- 1975
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- 90-6021-248-7
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Propagation
Seed -
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with help from
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