Campnosperma auriculatum

Campnosperma auriculatum
In Sumatra
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Genus:	Campnosperma
Species:	C. auriculatum
Binomial name
Campnosperma auriculatum (Blume) Hook.f.

Campnosperma auriculatum is a rainforest tree in the family Anacardiaceae native to the East Indies and Southeast Asia. ^{[1] [2]} The sapling tree has very large leaves up to 1.8 metres (6 feet) long by up to 37 centimetres (15 inches) wide ^{[3] [4]} with wavey margins. The leaves of mature trees are oblanceolate and about 75 centimetres (30 inches) long, forming a tight circle at the ends of the branches. The flowers are yellowish, in small panicles, forming reddish berries upon pollination.

Pests

The rubber termite Coptotermes curvignathus ^[5] is a minor pest of C. auriculatum. ^[6]

References

1. Ganesan, S. (2021). "Campnosperma auriculatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T61983599A61983601. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T61983599A61983601.en .
2. "Campnosperma auriculatum". NParks . 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
3. Whitmore, T. C. (1975). Tropical Rainforests of the Far East. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press. p. 72.
4. Whitmore, T.C. (1990). Introduction to Tropical Rainforests. New York: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 108 (figure 7.10).
5. "Coptotermes curvignathus (rubber termite)". CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International). 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
6. "Campnosperma auriculatum". CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International). 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2022-06-17.