Symplocos theifolia
D.Don
Symplocaceae
Dicalix ernestii (Dunn) H.Migo
Dicalix shindoanus H.Migo
Symplocos coronigera H.Lév.
Symplocos discolor Brand
Symplocos elephantis Guillaumin
Symplocos ernestii Dunn
Symplocos junshanensis Q.X.Liu
Symplocos loheri Brand
Symplocos phyllocalyx C.B.Clarke
Symplocos potaninii Gontsch.
Symplocos warburgii Brand
Symplocos wilsonii Brand
Symplocos xanthoxantha H.Lév.
Common Name:
General Information
Symplocos theifolia is an evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow up to 15 metres tall.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a tea and a medicine.
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 - India, Nepal, southern and eastern China, Myanmar, Cambodia, Philippines
Habitat
Mixed forests; at elevations from 1,500 - 3,000 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.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 8.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The oil from the seed is applied topically to treat scabies[
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
-
- 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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