Picrasma javanica

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Picrasma javanica is a tree in the family Simaroubaceae. The specific epithet {{lang|la|javanica}} is from the Latin meaning "of Java".

Description

Picrasma javanica grows up to {{convert|24|m|-1}} tall with a trunk diameter of up to {{convert|25|cm|-1}}. The bark is dark and smooth. The flowers are white to yellow or green. The fruits are green to red or blue, ovoid to roundish and measure up to {{convert|1.2|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} in diameter.

Distribution and habitat

Picrasma javanica grows naturally from northeast India to Indochina and south to Malesia. Its habitat is rainforest from sea-level to {{convert|1500|m|-3}} altitude.

References

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{{cite web | title = Picrasma javanica Blume | url = http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-29400229 | work = The Plant List | accessdate = 22 March 2015 }}

{{cite book | last1 = Kulip | first1 = Julius | last2 = Wong | first2 = K. M. | date = 1995 | contribution = Picrasma javanica Blume | contribution-url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Wong | editor2-first = K. M. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 1 | pages = 435–436 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-9592-34-3 | url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | version = (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) | accessdate = 22 March 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130927074942/http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | archive-date = 27 September 2013 | url-status = dead }}

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javanica

Category:Flora of tropical Asia