Antiaris toxicaria

Flower name
Antiaris toxicaria
Scientific name
Antiaris toxicaria
Aliasupas tree, upasの木, ウパスツリー, イポー, Ipoh, アンチアリス・トキシカリア, ウパス, upas, タジャム, tajam
Place of originEastern India from Malaysia.
Place of floweringSubtropical region
Flowering seasonJune

What is Antiaris toxicaria

Antiaris txicaria, commony called upas,,tajam , ipoh , upas tree , Malay upas , is an evergreen tree of the Moraceae department Antiaris genus distribution from Eastern India, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian. The bark is gray and tree height exceeds 50 m. Green oblong leaves and petioles, and palmately lobed. Strains are Monoecious with Unisexual flowers is flower. Male many gathered to "tip, with the female with short floral print one at a time. Consisting of flowers after the fruit in liquid fruit ripen deep red. Sturdy fibers are collected from the bark. Painted natives of the Blowgun which anti-alien 'Ipoh poison' milky SAP (LaTeX) UPS becomes very toxic (poisonous Ipoh) is included, as a poison dart in hunting and warfare, the is famous for that.

Generic name: :Antiaris toxicaria ,
scientific name:Antiaris toxicaria,
aka: antialias toxicaria, upas, tajam, ipoh, upas tre, Hypo, Malay Antiaris toxicaria,
Habitat: India East-South-East Asia, such as Malaysia, and environment: tropical,living type: evergreen trees, Height: 25-40 m, the bark color: gray, phyllotaxis: alternate, leaf: oblong, leaf length: 10-20 cm petiole:2.5cm, co., Ltd.: Monoecious, flowers: Unisexual flowers, male with more: "Advanced together to many, with the female with more: short floral with one at a time, fruit-shaped: liquid fruit, fruit color: dark red, Seeds: one known as integrated, note: poisonous plants, poison arrow