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Campnosperma auriculatum

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Species of plant

Campnosperma auriculatum
In Sumatra
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. ^ Ganesan, S. (2020). "Campnosperma auriculatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61983599A61983601. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. "Campnosperma auriculatum". NParks. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  3. Whitmore, T. C. (1975). Tropical Rainforests of the Far East. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press. p. 72.
  4. Whitmore, T.C. (1990). Introduction to Tropical Rainforests. New York: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 108 (figure 7.10).
  5. "Coptotermes curvignathus (rubber termite)". CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International). 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  6. "Campnosperma auriculatum". CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International). 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
Taxon identifiers
Campnosperma auriculatum
Buchanania auriculata
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