Engelhardia serrata

Engelhardia serrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Engelhardia
Species:
E. serrata
Binomial name
Engelhardia serrata
Blume (1829)
Varieties[2]
  • Engelhardia serrata var. cambodiana W.E.Manning
  • Engelhardia serrata var. serrata
Synonyms[3][4]

synonyms of var. cambodiana:

  • Engelhardia villosa Kurz

synonyms of var. serrata:

  • Engelhardia nudiflora Hook.f.
  • Engelhardia nudiflora var. crenata Hook.f. ex Gamble
  • Engelhardia palembanica Miq.
  • Engelhardia parvifolia C.DC.
  • Engelhardia permicrophylla Elmer
  • Engelhardia serrata f. crenata (Hook.f. ex Gamble) W.E.Manning
  • Engelhardia serrata var. nudiflora (Hook.f.) W.E.Manning
  • Engelhardia serrata var. parvifolia (C.DC.) W.E.Manning

Engelhardia serrata[5][6] is a species of tree in the family Juglandaceae. It is native to Indo-China, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, the Philippines, and southwestern Yunnan Province in south-central China.[2]

Varieties

The following are recognised:

  • Engelhardia serrata var. serrata: from Indonesia and the Philippines
  • Engelhardia serrata var. cambodica (Kurz) W.E. Manning: China (SW-Yunnan), Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar [Burma], Thailand and Vietnam[6][7]

Description

Engelhardia serrata is a tree growing up to 12 m tall. The leaves are pinnate, rarely unpaired, and 150–250 mm long. The petiole is 10–20 mm long and hairy; the rachis is also hairy. The 6 to 14 leaflets are seated or short stalked, the blade is elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, 60–130 mm long and 25–45 mm wide, the underside is hairy. The leaf margin is irregularly or completely serrated, the end is pointed or briefly pointed.

The fruits are spherical nuts, about 3 mm in size and rough-haired, typically maturing is in April. The wings are rough-haired at the base, the middle wing is 20–25 mm long, others about 13 mm.

References

  1. ↑ Zainal Ariffin, A.HJ. (2024). "Engelhardia serrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T33710A66797156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T33710A66797156.en. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Engelhardia serrata Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Engelhardia serrata var. cambodiana W.E.Manning". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Engelhardia serrata var. serrata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  5. ↑ von Blume CL (1829) In: Fl. Javae 2: Juglandeae 14, pl. 4, 5c
  6. 1 2 Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Flora of China (retrieved 5 July 2018)
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