Flacourtia inermis
(Salicaceae)
Names and origins
Characters
Ecology
Uses
Conservation
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Forest type (costal, hill, lowland, peatswamp, mountains, kerangas...)
Forest Layer (emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor, liana...)
Pioneer tree, late sucessional tree
Symbiotic microorganisms (Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, ectomycorrhiza)
Seed dispersal by animals
Pollination by birds, bats, bees, beetles
Symbiosis with animals, ants
Flowering habits and frequency
Seed germination conditions and time
<p>The flower is pollinated by bees and insects. The leaves are food plants for <i>Phalanta phalantha</i> (Leopard butterfly), <i>Cupha erymanthis lotis</i> (Rustic butterfly). Rukan is propagated by seed, grafting and air-layering.</p>
Flacourtia inermis (Salicaceae) Flacourtia inermis (Salicaceae)