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2. Microcos paniculata L.wfo-0000451652

Sp. Pl. 1: 514. 1753; Burret, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 9: 773. 1926. Fig. 22.


Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.



Synonyms & Citations :

Grewia microcos L., Syst. ed. 12.2: 602. 1767; DC., Prod. 1: 510. 1825; Mast. in Fl. Br. Ind. 1: 392. 1874; Kurz, Fl. Burma 1: 157. 1877; Pierre, Fl. For. Cochinch. 10: t. 152. 1885; Trimen, Fl. Ceyl. 1: 177. 1893; Gagnep. in Fl. Gén. I.-C. 1: 543. 1911. Craib in Fl. Siam. En. 1: 185. 1925.
Fallopia nervosa Lour., op. cit.: 336. 1790.
Grewia ulmifolia Roxb., Hort. Beng. 42. 1804, nom. nud.
Grewia glabra Jack, Mal. Misc. 1: 14. 1820.
Microcos mala Hamilt., Trans. Linn. Soc. 13: 549. 1822.
Aris rugosa Lour., Fl. Cochin.: 335. 1790.— Grewia microcos var. rugosa (Lour.) Mast., op. cit.: 393. 1874.
Grewia microcos St. Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon. 7: 127. 1880.


Description : Tree, up to 20 m high. Leaves elliptic to oblong, 8–17 by 4–8 cm, glabrous; apex acute; base cuneate or rounded to cordate; margin undulate to smooth, 3-nerved at base; secondary nerves 6–8 pairs; scalariform distinct beneath; petioles 0.5–1 cm long, hairy. Inflorescence terminal and axillary, 5–10 cm long; flower buds globose, ± 4 mm diam. Sepals obovate. Petals elliptic to oblong, ± 2 by 1 mm. Stamens glabrous. Ovary ovoid, ± 2 by 1 mm, glabrous. Fruit globose or obovate, ± 1.5 by 1 cm; pericarp leathery, glabrous.


Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lamphun, Phrae; SOUTH-EASTERN: Chanthaburi; SOUTH-WESTERN: Kanchanaburi; PENINSULAR: Chumphon, Ranong, Phangnga, Trang, Satun, Narathiwat, Pattani.


Distribution : India (type), Ceylon, Burma, China, Vietnam, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia.


Ecology : In mixed deciduous and dry evergreen forests, often by streams, 100–600 m alt. Flowering and fruiting: April–June.


Vernacular : Ka phla (กะผล้า), phlap phla (พลับพลา), phla (พลา), (chuk khuat (จุกขวด), ko om (ก่อออม)(Peninsular); khanan (ขนาน), khom (คอม)(Southwestern); khon som (คอนส้ม), lai (ลาย)(Southeastern); khom (คอม), lai (หลาย)(Central); pha om (ผ้าอ้อม)(Eastern); ta pla (ตาปลา), mak khom (หมากคอม), khom (คอม) po kum(ปอกุ่ม), pha (พ่า), ma khom (มะคอม), ma kom (มะก้อม),hai khoi (ให้คอย)(North, Northeastern).


Uses: Timber used for cabinet work.


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