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  • Triplaris cumingiana Fisch. & C. A. Mey. Ex C. A. Mey

Triplaris cumingiana Fisch. & C. A. Mey. Ex C. A. Mey

Ant tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000076
Common name: Ant tree
English name: Long John
Arabic name: تريبلارس
Native: South America
Country: South America
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Fast growing and very ornamental, evergreen or semi-deciduous,  dioecious  tree , grow 10-25 m tall,  10-30 cm in diameter

 leaves simple, oblong, with prominent veins the inflorescences generate at the terminal axils, male flowers white-greenish, female flowers red 

fruits achenes, about 12 cm long, with the three persistent wings

•It is used for purposes such as furniture components, boxes and crates, interior construction, fiberboard and particleboard, joinery.

Water Sources: Moderate Water
Propagation: Seeds- Cuttings
Flowering time: Winter
Zone: 10
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Plant Uses: Fibre Fruits Furniture
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
Located in: Herbarium Yard

The information in this website has been compiled from reliable sources, such as reference works on medicinal plants. It is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment and Mazhar Botanic Garden does not purport to provide any medical advice. Readers should always consult his/her physician before using or consuming a plant for medicinal purposes.