Beremban Bukit - Duabanga Tree
Duabanga grandiflora
Summary
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Duabanga
Species: D.grandiflora
Scientific Name: Duabanga grandiflora (Roxb. ex DC.) Walp.
Common Names:
English: Beremban Bukit, Beremban Darat.
Description:
- Habit and Habitat: Tree fpund in Valley forests, open places, river banks.
- Distribution: Global Distribution, India: Assam, Bihar, Maharastra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh; Tibet, Myanmar, Indo-china, Myanmar, Indo - China, Yunan.
- Morphology:
Leaf: leaves are oblong in shape ,oppositly arranged25cm long and 10 cm broad.
Flower: flowers come out in panicles in leaf axis ,the sepal structure is very thick, bell shaped and persistent 6 petals and sepals are many. The flowers have an unpleasant odour.
Inflorescence: Corymb.
Fruit: The fruit is a subglobose capsule that becomes hard as it matures, 3 - 4 × 4 - 4.5 cm in size.
Seed: 4 -6mm in size. - Propagation: through seeds.
- Importance:
Good for timber. The fruits and leaves are boiled to make a black dye. Wood used for tea -boxes and for house hold and boat-building. Malays eat the very acidic fruit. - Location: New building area.
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