Campnosperma auriculatum

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Campnosperma auriculatum
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In Sumatra
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.[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][4] 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[5] is a minor pest of C. auriculatum.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
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