Classification
Regnum:
Plantae
Divisio:
Magnoliophyta
Classis:
Magnoliopsida
Ordo:
Sapindales
Familia:
Sapindaceae
Genus:
Otophora
Spesies:
Otophora amoena Blume
Synonim:
Lepisanthes amoena
Local name: Kayu matahari/Buah subuh
Habit: Shrub
Characteristic: The fruit is three lobes with brown in color
Distribution: Southeast Asia
Benefit: Edible fruit
Location: Zone 3 of UPI Botanic Garden
Conservation status: Endangered
Description
Otophora amoena is shrub up to 10 m tall and 15 cm
dbh. Stipules absent, but large leaf-like pseudo-stipules present (i.e. they
are attached to the leaf base, not to the twig). Leaves alternate, compound,
leaflets penni-veined, hairy to glabrous, often with slightly cordate base.
Flowers ca. 6 mm diameter, white-yellow-red, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 23
mm diameter, yellow-red-brown, drupes.
Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga, swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1200 m altitude. No clear habitat preference, found on alluvial sites, along rivers and streams, on hillsides and ridges. On sandy to clay soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga, swamp and sub-montane forests up to 1200 m altitude. No clear habitat preference, found on alluvial sites, along rivers and streams, on hillsides and ridges. On sandy to clay soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
Ornamental tree. The bark and young leaves are used to treat ulcers. The fruits are edible. The wood is very hard.
Ornamental tree. The bark and young leaves are used to treat ulcers. The fruits are edible. The wood is very hard.
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