Symplocos pyrifolia
Wall. ex G.Don
Symplocaceae
Lodhra pyrifolia (Wall. ex G.Don) Miers
Symplocos nervosa A.DC.
Symplocos salicifolia Buch.-Ham. ex C.B.Clarke
Common Name:
General Information
Symplocos pyrifolia is an evergreen shrub or a small tree that can grow up to 10 metres tall[
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.
,
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
,
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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Symplocos pyrifolia has a wide distribution and no known significant threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
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.
,
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
-
Range
E. Asia - eastern and central Nepal, northeast India, southwest China (Xizang)
Habitat
Wet temperate forests; at elevations from 1,000 - 2,500 metres[
272- Title
- Plants and People of Nepal
- Publication
-
- Author
- Manandhar. N. P.
- Publisher
- Timber Press. Oregon.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 0-88192-527-6
- Description
- Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
]. Sub tropical evergreen broad-leaved forests; at elevations from 1,200 - 2,400 metres[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 5.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
An edible oil is extracted from the seed[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Medicinal
The oil from the seed is applied topically as a treatment for burns and boils[
272- Title
- Plants and People of Nepal
- Publication
-
- Author
- Manandhar. N. P.
- Publisher
- Timber Press. Oregon.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 0-88192-527-6
- Description
- Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
].
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
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- 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
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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