Anaxagorea javanica Blume
Family
Annonaceae
Synonyms
A. scortechinii King.
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | Kekapur, sekobang kechil, pali monyet (Peninsular). |
| Thailand | Champuun (Bangkok, Peninsular). |
Geographical Distributions
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, western Java and Borneo; possibly also the southern Philippines.
Description
This is a shrub or small tree that can reach measures up to 8(-15) m tall.
The leaves are oblong to obovate and with a size of measuring 10-22(-29) cm x 3-12 cm.
The flowers are with outer petals which mostly more than 10 mm long while the inner stamens are staminodial and with 7 carpels or more.
The monocarps are with beak that measures up to 1 mm long.
Ecology / Cultivation
A. javanica occurs in lowland forest, primary as well as secondary, up to 500(—1100) m altitude.
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References
- Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 12 (3): Medicinal and poisonous plants.
