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Lepisanthes fruticosa


Balinawnaw




Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Lepisanthes
Species
fruticosa
Category
Tropicals
Type
Shrub (evergreen)
Height
14 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
Landscape
Backyard planting; Homegardens; Nurse tree for newly planted, slow growing saplings; Ornamental tree or shrub; Urban greening; Wildcrafting
Habitat
Burma, Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia to the Moluccas
Leaf Description
Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined, glabrous.
Flower Description
Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, yellow-red, placed in panicles.
Fruit Description
Edible fruits 12 mm diameter, yellow-pink-red, drupes.
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