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Rhodamnia cinerea, also known as Silver Back Tree, is a native tree in Singapore. It can reach up to 20 m tall and the leaves have characteristically silvery or grey undersides owing to the minute silky hairs.
Rhodamnia cinerea, known locally as mempoyan, is a shrub to medium-sized tree. It grows in lowland areas to mountains and is sometimes found in coastal areas. It is common in secondary forest.
Rhodamnia cinereaJack. First published in Malayan Misc. 2 (7): 48 (1822) This species is accepted. The native range of this species is Indo-China to W. Malesia.
Rhodamnia is a group of rainforest trees and shrubs in the myrtle family described as a genus in 1822. [2][3][4][5][6] They are native to southern China, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, Australia, and New Caledonia. [1][4][7] The name is derived from the Greek rhodon which means "rose".
Description. Mid-canopy tree up to 37 m tall and 48 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, simple, tripli-veined, hairy and whitish below. Flowers ca. 8 mm diameter, white-pink-yellow, placed in leaf axils. Fruits ca. 7 mm diameter, pink-red, berries. Ecology.
June 12, 2018. Justification: This tree species has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. This species is therefore assessed as Least Concern. Geographic Range. Country Occurrence:
Rhodamnia cinerea Jack. Rhodamnia cinerea. First published in Malayan Misc. 2 (7): 48 (1822) This species is accepted. The native range of this species is Indo-China to W. Malesia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. Taxonomy.
