Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Species:
gracile
ID:
1084386

Status:
valid

Authors:
J.-F.Leroy

Source:
tro

Year:
1964

Citation Micro:
J. Agric. Trop. Bot. Appl. 11: 130 (1964)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001083724



Common Names

  • Malleastrum gracile
  • Gracile Malleastrum
  • Gracile Chicle


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Description

Malleastrum gracile (also called Graceful Malleastrum, among many other common names) is a medium-sized tree with a rounded crown, native to tropical America and the Caribbean. It grows in humid forests, from sea level to 1,500 m. It has a smooth, grey bark and its leaves are alternate, oblong-lanceolate, and glossy green.

Uses & Benefits

Malleastrum gracile is used as an ornamental plant, for medicinal purposes, and as a source of timber and fuelwood.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Malleastrum gracile has white flowers with five petals. The seeds are small, brown and round. The seedlings are small and have a single pair of oval-shaped leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Malleastrum gracile is a slow-growing evergreen tree that prefers full sun to partial shade. It is drought-tolerant but does best with regular watering. Propagation is by seed or cuttings.

Where to Find Malleastrum gracile

Malleastrum gracile is native to Madagascar and can be found in tropical and subtropical forests.

Species in the Meliaceae family

Aglaia cooperae, Aglaia agglomerata, Aglaia aherniana, Aglaia amplexicaulis, Aglaia angustifolia, Aglaia apiocarpa, Aglaia archboldiana, Aglaia argentea, Aglaia australiensis, Aglaia barbanthera, Aglaia basiphylla, Aglaia beccarii, Aglaia brassii, Aglaia breviracemosa, Aglaia brownii, Aglaia bullata, Aglaia ceramica, Aglaia chittagonga, Aglaia conferta, Aglaia coriacea, Aglaia costata, Aglaia crassinervia, Aglaia cremea, Aglaia cucullata, Aglaia cumingiana, Aglaia cuspidata, Aglaia densisquama, Aglaia densitricha, Aglaia edulis, Aglaia elaeagnoidea, Aglaia elliptica, Aglaia erythrosperma, Aglaia euryanthera, Aglaia evansensis, Aglaia eximia, Aglaia exstipulata, Aglaia flavescens, Aglaia flavida, Aglaia forbesii, Aglaia foveolata, Aglaia fragilis, Aglaia glabrata, Aglaia gracilis, Aglaia grandis, Aglaia heterotricha, Aglaia hiernii, Aglaia ijzermannii, Aglaia integrifolia, Aglaia korthalsii, Aglaia lancilimba,

References