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Streblus asper

Flowering Plants

Streblus asper is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, sometimes known by the common names Siamese rough bush, khoi, serut, or toothbrush tree. It is a medium-sized tree native to dry regions across a wide range spanning the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, south-central and southeast China, the eastern and western Himalaya, Hainan, India, Indonesia, Java, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Thailand, and Vietnam. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 2
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 2
Relationship to People
Source of Fibre 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Streblus asper 5
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Moraceae, Taxa
Source Streblus asper (Wikidata)
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Found In

Bangladesh

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Cambodia

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India

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Laos

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Myanmar

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Nepal

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Pakistan

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Philippines

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Sri Lanka

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Thailand

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Vietnam

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Sources
1. Streblus asper (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Streblus asper is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. Plants For A Future: Streblus asper - Useful Tropical Plants
Plants For A Future
  • General Information: fibre
    its fibre makes an excellent paper
  • General Information: medicine
    the plant has various medicinal and edible uses
  • General Information: food
    the plant has various medicinal and edible uses
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3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Rosales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12440
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12440
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Rosales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Streblus asper (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q23370 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Moraceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Moraceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12479
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12479
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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