Glochidion puberum

(Linnaeus) Hutchinson in C. S. Sargent

Pl. Wilson. 2: 518. 1916.

IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Agyneia pubera Linnaeus Mant. Pl. 2: 296. 1771
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 347.

Shrubs, 1–5 m. Leaves on main-stems spiral. Leaves on ultimate branchlets distichous; petiole 1–4 mm; blade usually oblong, oblong-ovate, or obovate-oblong, rarely lanceolate, 3–9 × 1–3 cm, base cuneate to obtuse, apex acute or acuminate to obtuse or rounded. Pedicels: staminate 4–15 mm, pistillate 1–2 mm. Staminate flowers: sepals oblong to oblong-obovate, 2.5–3.5 mm. Pistillate flowers: sepals oblong, 2–3 mm. Capsules grooved, 8–15 mm diam., densely hairy. Seeds red, 4 mm. 2n = 64 (China).


Phenology: Flowering and fruiting summer.
Habitat: Disturbed mixed forests.
Elevation: 10–20 m.

Distribution

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Introduced; Ala., Asia (China), Asia (Japan), Asia (Taiwan)

Discussion

Glochidion puberum is sometimes cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas and occasionally becomes naturalized. In the flora area, the species is limited to southern Alabama (Mobile County), where it was first found in the late twentieth century (M. L. Fearn and L. E. Urbatsch 2001). In its native range, roots, leaves, and fruit are used medicinally to treat a variety of ailments (Lai X. Z. et al. 2004), and the seed oil is used to make soap and as a lubricant (Li B. and M. G. Gilbert 2008).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"connate" is not a number.

... more about "Glochidion puberum"
connate +
acuminate;obtuse or rounded +
Geoffrey A. Levin +
(Linnaeus) Hutchinson in C. S. Sargent +
cuneate;obtuse +
Agyneia pubera +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
lanceolate +, obovate-oblong +, oblong-ovate +  and oblong +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Ala. +, Asia (China) +, Asia (Japan) +  and Asia (Taiwan) +
10–20 m. +
pistillate +  and staminate +
Disturbed mixed forests. +
branching +  and simple +
bisexual +  and unisexual +
paniclelike +  and racemelike +
deciduous +
scale-like +
pistillate +  and staminate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
distinct +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Flowering and fruiting summer. +
[3-]5-10[-15]-carpellate +
Pl. Wilson. +
rounded-trigonous +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (?) +
persistent +
distinct +
oblong;oblong;oblong-obovate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
free +, connate +  and distinct +
3 +  and 4 +
5 +  and 10 +
Glochidion puberum +
Glochidion +
species +
evergreen +, deciduous +, annual +  and perennial +