Homalium brevidens is a shrub or tree species in the family Salicaceae, found in Laos and Cambodia.[3]
| Homalium brevidens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Genus: | Homalium |
| Species: | H. brevidens
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| Binomial name | |
| Homalium brevidens | |
It grows 2-6m tall, with simple broad leaves, and is found in flooded forests in Cambodia.[4][5] These forests, also known as swamp forests, is a community where the trees are usually 7-15(-20)m tall, that occurs along the shores of the lake Tonle Sap and nearby rivers, and is flooded to a maximum of 4-6m of water for up to 8 months per year. The 2 main species of tree in these forests are Barringtonia acutangula and Diospyros cambodiana, with H. brevidens one of the other common tree species.[6] On islands of the Mekong, in Steung Treng and Kratie provinces, north-central Cambodia, the tree occurs with medium abundance in the Riverine Strand vegetation zone (last to be flooded, first to be exposed).[7] Here it contributes to a closed canopy, growing above metamorphic sandstone bedrock at an elevation of 25-30m above sea level. On these islands it flowers from June to July, and fruits from September to October.
The plant is known as rotèang or stiëw in Khmer.[4] Wood from the shrub is used to make charcoal, its bark is used to caulk boats.
References
edit- ^ "Homalium brevidens Gagnep., Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 247 (1916)". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Applequist, Wendy L. (2013). "A nomenclator for Homalium (Salicaceae)". Skvortsovia. 1 (1). Russian Academy of Sciences: 12–74. ISSN 2309-6500. S2CID 86022961.
- ^ "Homalium brevidens Gagnep". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ a b Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. p. 346.
- ^ "Homalium brevidens". EOL, Encyclopedia of Life. eol.org. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Campbell, Ian C.; Poole, Colin; Giesen, Wim; Valbo-Jorgensen, John (2006). "Species diversity and ecology of Tonle Sap Great Lake, Cambodia" (PDF). Aquatic Sciences. 68 (3): 355–73. doi:10.1007/s00027-006-0855-0. S2CID 28804535. Retrieved 22 April 2020.[dead link]
- ^ Maxwell, James F. (2009). "Vegetation and vascular flora of the Mekong River, Kratie and Steung Treng Provinces, Cambodia" (PDF). Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology. 3 (1): 143–211. ISSN 1905-7873. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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