Biology:Campnosperma auriculatum

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Short description: Species of plant

Campnosperma auriculatum
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In Sumatra
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Campnosperma
Species:
C. auriculatum
Binomial name
Campnosperma auriculatum
(Blume) Hook.f.

Campnosperma auriculatum is a rainforest tree of the Cashew Family (Anacardiaceae) native to the East Indies and Southeast Asia.[1][2] The sapling tree has very large leaves up to 6 feet (1.8 metres) in length by up to 15 inches (380 millimetres) wide.[3] The leaves of mature trees are oblanceolate and about 30 inches (760 millimetres) long, forming a tight circle at the ends of the branches. The flowers are yellowish, in small panicles, forming reddish berries upon pollination.

Pests

The rubber termite Coptotermes curvignathus[4] is a minor pest of C. auriculatum.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ganesan, S. (2020). "Campnosperma auriculatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T61983599A61983601. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61983599/61983601. Retrieved 22 December 2023. 
  2. "Campnosperma auriculatum". 2022-03-30. http://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/2/7/2778. 
  3. Whitmore, T. C. (1975). Tropical Rainforests of the Far East. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press. p. 72. 
  4. "Coptotermes curvignathus (rubber termite)". 2019-11-21. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/15282. 
  5. "Campnosperma auriculatum". 2017-06-13. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/14393. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15539697 entry