Campnosperma auriculatum | |
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In Sumatra | |
Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
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. The sapling tree has very large leaves up to 6 feet (1.8 metres) in length by up to 15 inches (380 millimetres) wide with wavey margins. 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 is a minor pest of C. auriculatum.
References
- ^ Ganesan, S. (2020). "Campnosperma auriculatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61983599A61983601. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- "Campnosperma auriculatum". NParks. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- Whitmore, T. C. (1975). Tropical Rainforests of the Far East. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press. p. 72.
- Whitmore, T.C. (1990). Introduction to Tropical Rainforests. New York: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 108 (figure 7.10).
- "Coptotermes curvignathus (rubber termite)". CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International). 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- "Campnosperma auriculatum". CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International). 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Campnosperma auriculatum | |
Buchanania auriculata |