Mazhar Botanic Garden

Fagraea racemosa (Jack ex wall.) Sugumaran

False coffee plant

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001256
Common name: False coffee plant
English name: False coffee tree
Native: Southeast Asia, Malesia and parts of Australasia
Country: Australasia Cambodia Indonesia Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Southeast Asia Thailand Vietnam
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree  growing 2-15 m tall, sometimes scrambling climber bark grey-brown, fissured leaves simple, glossy, leathery, elliptic to obovate-oblong  10-50 cm long and 2-23 cm wide flowers drooping terminal inflorescences 8-30 cm long, fragrant fruits small 1-18 cm in diameter, green young, turning red or bluish-black when ripe

Ornamental plant. Landscaping. Traditional medicine. construction. Wood durable. aromatic flower. Feed. Fence.

New name : Utania racemosa (Jack ) Sugumaran

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Texture: Clay
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Swamp
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds- cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 5.0-6.5

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