Strobocalyx arborea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Strobocalyx |
| Species: | S. arborea
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| Binomial name | |
| Strobocalyx arborea (Buch.-Ham.) Sch.Bip.
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Strobocalyx arborea, formerly widely known by the synonym Vernonia arborea, is a species of mid-level rainforest tree in the Composite, or Daisy family Asteraceae, that is found from the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka, east to the East Indies and New Guinea.[1][2] This tree, and Brachylaena, are contenders for the tallest of all composite trees ("daisy trees"); plants on Sumatra (formerly distinguished as V. a. var. pilifera; locally called Maremboeng) reaching a height of 36 m (118 ft), and plants from Java (formerly distinguished as V. a. var. javanica; locally called Semboeng Kebo) can be almost as tall, to 34 m (112 ft), and at up to 104 cm (41 in) trunk diameter, is the most massive of all composites.[3] Its leaves contain a useful fungicide.[4] The leaves are alternate, ovate (but often asymmetrical), 8–25 cm long and 3–10 cm broad, with a leathery texture.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Strobocalyx arborea (Buch.-Ham.) Sch.Bip". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ "Vernonia arborea - ASTERACEAE".
- ^ Koster, Joséphine Th. (1935-05-25). "The Compositae of the Malay Archipelago". Blumea. 1 (3): 351–539 (V. arborea: 382–397).
- ^ Krishna Kumari, G; Masilamani, S; Ganesh, M. R.; Aravind, S; Sridhar, S. R. (2003). "Zaluzanin D: A fungistatic sesquiterpene from Vernonia arborea". Fitoterapia. 74 (5): 479–82. doi:10.1016/S0367-326X(03)00054-6. PMID 12837366.
- ^ "Vernonia arborea". Singapore National Parks. 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
External links
[edit]- Asian plants
- Manjunatha, BK; Vidya, SM; Rashmi, KV; Mankani, KL; Shilpa, HJ; Singh, S Djagadeesh (2005). "Evaluation of wound-healing potency of Vernonia arborea Hk". Indian Journal of Pharmacology. 37 (4): 223–6. doi:10.4103/0253-7613.16567.
- Flowers of India
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