Gamble, Thymelaeaceae |
Present on Pacific Islands? no
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Common name(s): [more details]
English: Malay poisons, gimlette |
Habit: shrub
Description: "Shrub, little branched, 2 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves membranous, lanceolate acute or acuminate; nerves very fine and inconspicuous, 2.85 to 5 in. long, 1 to 1.6 in. wide; petioles under .1 in. long. Flowers in terminal umbels of 4 to 6 on very short peduncles. Perianth yellow, .5 in. long, lobes oblong, blunt. Drupe ellipsoid, .24 in. long, bright red" (Ridley, 1925; p. 146).
Habitat/ecology: In its native habitat in Malaysia, "sandy open country on the east coast chiefly, Pahang, Pekan, Tringganu, Pulau Ketam, Lankawi, Burau Bay" (Ridley, 1925; p. 146).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: Malaysia (Ridley, 1925; p. 146).
Presence:
Pacific Rim | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Malaysia
Malaysia |
Malaysia (country of) |
native
|
Ridley, Henry N. (1924) (p. 146) |
Singapore
Singapore |
Singapore (Republic of) |
introduced
invasive |
Pallawatta, Nirmalie/Reaser, Jamie K./Gutierrez, Alixis T./eds. (2003) (p. 89) |
Singapore
Singapore |
Singapore (Republic of) |
introduced
invasive |
Chong, Kwek Yan/Tan, Hugh T. W./Corlett, Richard T. (2009) (p. 90)
Naturalised |
Comments: "This plant, brought from Penang in 1890, ran wild for some time in Tanglin, Singapore. It is poisonous" (Ridley, 1925; p. 146).
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