Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) |
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| Plant Growth Form | Tree |
| Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Biogeography
| Native Distribution | Malaysia, Laos, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam |
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| Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
| Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | Large tree, able to grow up to about 20 m tall. |
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| Trunk | Branch grey or brown, surface pubescent and lenticellate. |
| Foliage | Green leaves, elliptic to obovate, opposite arrangement, measuring 6 - 18 cm long and 3 - 8.5 cm wide, leaf surface densely velvety, petiole measuring about 0.2 - 1 cm long. |
| Flowers | Pale yellowish 5-petaled flowers borne on a corymbose inflorescence, measuring about 2 - 3 cm wide, lobes narrowly elliptic to ovate and about 0.8 - 1.6 cm long. |
| Fruit | Fruit is a cylindric follicle, measuring about 14 - 21 cm long and 3 - 4 cm wide. |
| Etymology | Genus Wrightia is named after Dr William Wright (1740 - 1827), who was a Scottish physician and botanist and who also identified the indigenous Jamaican species, Cinchona jamaicensis, in 1777. Species arborea means tree-liked. |
Landscaping Features
| Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Flowers |
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| Landscape Uses | Parks & Gardens |
Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun, Semi-Shade |
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| Water Preference | Moderate Water |
| Plant Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Rootzone Tolerance | Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils |
| Propagation Method | Seed |
Foliar
| Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
| Foliar Arrangement Along Stem | Opposite |
| Foliar Attachment to Stem | Petiolate |
Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower Colour(s) | Yellow / Golden |
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| Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
Image Repository
Others
| Master ID | 29059 |
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| Species ID | 3379 |
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