User:Brunswicknic/Articles/a. cobbe
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Allophylus |
| Species: | A. cobbe
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| Allophylus cobbe (L.) Forsyth f.
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Allophylus cobbe, or titberry, is a plant bearing alternately and spirally arranged ternate leaves belonging to the family Sapindaceae. The edible fruit is three chambered like Sapindus trifoliatus.
Distribution
[edit]Allophyllus cobbe is native to an area of tropical Asia from Philippines to the Indian subcontinent. Countries and regions in which it is found are: Philippines; Vietnam; Laos; Cambodia; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Myanmar; Bangladesh; India (including Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands, Assam and Laccadive Islands); Sri Lanka; and Maldives.
Description
[edit]The plants size is 10 metres (33 ft) high and 13 m (43 ft) in width. It has no stipules. The leaves of a plant are trifoliolate, while the leaflets are penni-veined, and could be from densely to glabrous hairy. The flower size is approximately 3 millimetres (0.12 in) in diameter, and are yellow-whitish coloured. The fruits are red in colour and are 8 mm (0.31 in) in diameter.[2]
Ecology
[edit]The plant grows in mixed dipterocarp ecosystems. It can also be found in coastal and sub-montane forests at an altitude of 1,700 m (5,600 ft). It grow commonly along rivers and streams (tidal included), on hillsides, and forest edges. It grows on sandy or clay soils, and can also be found on limestone and ultrabasic environments. It can exist as a pre-disturbance remnant in secondary forests.[2]
Uses
[edit]The plant can be used for roofing, firewood and bows.[3] It can also be used for making rafts and fish traps. The bark, roots and leaves of the tree could be used to treat fever and stomach ache. The fruits, although edible, could be used as fish poison.[2]
Other names of a plant
[edit]In Borneo the plant is called pamaman.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Allophylus cobbe (L.) Forsyth f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Description, ecology, and use of a plant
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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