Symplocos serrulata
Bonpl.
Symplocaceae
Praealstonia rufescens (Bonpl.) Miers
Praealstonia serrulata (Bonpl.) Miers
Praealstonia tomentosa (Bonpl.) Miers
Symplocos bradei Brand ex Sleumer
Symplocos gibraltarica Cuatrec.
Symplocos irazuensis Cufod.
Symplocos rufescens Bonpl.
Symplocos tomentosa Bonpl.
Common Name:
General Information
Symplocos serrulata is an evergreen shrub or more commonly a tree growing around 3 - 10 metres tall[
708- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 63
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
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- Description
- Among many articles on botany, is part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the internet.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Symplocos serrulata is widespread and found in several protected areas. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2016)[
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- 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
708- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 63
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Among many articles on botany, is part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the internet.
Range
Northern S. America - Colombia; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica
Habitat
Quercus forests and premontane forests; at elevations from 1,000 - 3,000 metres, but mainly at 1,500 - 2,500 metres
Properties
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 7.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - the pulp is eaten[
335- Title
- Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics : an Inventory
- Publication
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- Author
- Martin, F. W.; Campbell, C. W.; Rubertbe, R. M.
- Publisher
- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
- Year
- 1987
- ISBN
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- Description
- A booklet giving terse details of almost 300 species of edible fruits, plus regional lists of Botanical and Common names for over 2,500 less well-known edible fruits of the tropics.
,
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
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- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
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- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. The dark bluish-purple, cylindrical to ellipsoid fruit is around 20 - 30mm × 15 - 20mm.
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
