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Tropical Plant Database - Plant Details
Kopsia arborea
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Conservation Status
- IUCN: least concern
- USFWS: None
Family: APOCYNACEAE
Genus: Kopsia
Species: arborea
Species Author: Blume
Synonyms: Kopsia lancibracteolata Merrill, Kopsia officinalis Tsiang & P. T. Li, Kopsia pruniformis
Genus: Kopsia
Species: arborea
Species Author: Blume
Synonyms: Kopsia lancibracteolata Merrill, Kopsia officinalis Tsiang & P. T. Li, Kopsia pruniformis
The java prune is a tree reaching about 9 meters tall with smooth brown bark. The leaves are oblong and pointed, about 13-21 x 5-8 cm. The small, white flowers are trumpet shaped, 1-3 cm long, with overlapping petals. They are produced in inflorescences called cymes. They closely resemble florers of Plumeria, which belongs to the same family. The fruits are oblong and smooth, 2.5 cm long.
(R.C. Bakhuizen Van Den Brink: Notes on the Flora of Java VI)
(R.C. Bakhuizen Van Den Brink: Notes on the Flora of Java VI)
Geographic Distribution: The plant is endemic to Eastern java and Bali, at altitudes of about 200-300 m.
(R.C. Bakhuizen Van Den Brink: Notes on the Flora of Java VI)
(R.C. Bakhuizen Van Den Brink: Notes on the Flora of Java VI)
