397:
33:
77:
52:
422:, it also sprouts on branches and trunks of native trees and rapidly overgrows and strangles them. It therefore poses a great threat to what little remains of the native submontane forests, and the unique native vegetation around rock outcrops, such as on the Hantana mountain range near Kandy. It is known as Gal Goraka (ගල් ගොරක) or Gal Idda (ගල් ඉද්ද) in
348:
The petals are pink to white. The thin upper leaf tissue registers 'writing' giving it the common name "autograph tree". The tree produces a fleshy, light green toxic fruit; once the fruit splits, the seeds are consumed by birds and other wildlife.
418:
In Sri Lanka it is spreading rapidly on the mountains of the central hill country. It especially grows on rocks and rock outcrops where it forms dense thickets. Being a hemiepiphyte that resembles a
396:
1236:
1007:
345:
as it gets larger. Like a strangler fig, it successfully competes for light by outgrowing, overtopping and "strangling" its host tree with its many aerial roots.
1072:
1211:
1191:
672:
573:
Tesauro de datos historicos: indice compendioso de la literatura histórica de Puerto Rico, incluyendo algunos datos inéditos, periodísticos y cartográficos
533:
429:
It is one of Hawaii's most invasive plants and grows in forests and open, disturbed areas in low elevations. It is spread by birds which eat its fruits.
784:
955:
1216:
1033:
968:
626:
617:
1124:
803:
1201:
1231:
1206:
994:
1038:
622:
1020:
209:
1137:
1077:
599:
538:
327:
1226:
669:
781:
693:
461:
IUCN SSC Global Tree
Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International; et al. (BGCI) (2020).
76:
1142:
444:
In Puerto Rico, in the past, parts of the plant were used to make game balls, to make tar and for firewood.
947:
942:
859:
768:
1221:
845:
612:
485:
415:
has become a great threat to Sri Lanka, Hawaii, and many other tropical countries as an invasive plant.
193:
973:
764:
41:
1064:
730:
32:
1163:
800:
555:
218:
71:
1129:
1051:
1012:
897:
1098:
916:
697:
571:
480:
423:
378:
1103:
1196:
1085:
807:
788:
676:
462:
386:
298:
114:
1116:
908:
524:
1111:
752:
Invasive Plants: A guide to the identification of the most invasive plants of Sri Lanka
549:
419:
101:
403:(clockwise from top left): an autographed leaf, a flower, dried fruit, and fresh fruit
1185:
1046:
471:
342:
61:
56:
652:
594:
1168:
837:
799:”Autograph tree: Clusia rosea” at ”Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants” at
438:
334:
307:
150:
921:
441:
in the West Indies. Some sign their autographs on the leaves and watch them grow.
1059:
981:
891:
366:
882:
390:
362:
323:
302:
160:
670:
http://www.plantmaps.com/nrm/clusia-rosea-florida-clusia-native-range-map.php
929:
782:
http://www.apfisn.net/sites/all/themes/framework/country_report/Srilanka.pdf
714:
354:
1025:
1155:
1090:
1150:
876:
338:
127:
960:
780:
N.D.R. Weerawardane, “Status of Forest
Invasive Species in Sri Lanka”,
769:
http://thakshana.nsf.ac.lk/pdf/JNSF-36(Special)/JNSF-36(Special)-25.pdf
701:
511:
986:
565:
563:
382:
341:
on rocks or other trees at the start of its life and behaving like a
170:
140:
853:
934:
395:
88:
999:
857:
801:
http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/hortweeds/species/cluros.htm
576:(in Spanish). Impr. del Gobierno de Puerto Rico. p. 306
322:
is a tree native to the
Caribbean, including the Bahamas,
651:“Clusia rosea”, Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
381:, for its flowers, foliage, and fruit. It is planted in
365:(female) individuals only, and seeds are formed through
866:
486:
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T136312479A152905887.en
16:
Species of flowering plant in the family
Clusiaceae
653:http://www.hear.org/pier/species/clusia_rosea.htm
554:Note that this website has been superseded by
819:Hargreaves, Dorothy; Hargreaves, Bob (1964).
664:
662:
660:
8:
854:
534:World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
50:
31:
20:
1237:Taxa named by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
763:Nimal Gunatilleke, Rohan Pethiyagoda and
715:http://titanarum.uconn.edu/198500434.html
570:Puerto Rico. Office of Historian (1949).
484:
311:is sometimes misapplied to this species.
823:. Kailua, Hawaii: Hargreaves. p. 3.
389:in sub-tropical climates, and used as a
627:United States Department of Agriculture
618:Germplasm Resources Information Network
453:
647:
645:
643:
225:
7:
1212:Invasive plant species in Sri Lanka
1192:IUCN Red List least concern species
472:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
330:), Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Florida.
14:
297:, is a tropical and sub-tropical
508:Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum
75:
1143:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:61583-2
377:This plant is cultivated as an
1217:Garden plants of North America
767:, “Biodiversity of Sri Lanka”
1:
623:Agricultural Research Service
510:, Haak, Leiden 1760, p. 34. (
506:Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin,
437:The leaves were used to make
1253:
539:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
479:: e.T136312479A152905887.
337:; that is, it grows as an
328:Los Haitises National Park
1202:Trees of Northern America
846:Hear.org Photo Gallery —
754:, Colombo 2009, p. 84–85.
224:
217:
199:
192:
72:Scientific classification
70:
48:
39:
30:
23:
1232:Plants described in 1760
838:USDA Plants Profile for
821:Tropical Trees of Hawaii
694:Bernice P. Bishop Museum
688:Neal, Marie C. (1965).
600:Encyclopædia Britannica
1207:Trees of South America
668:”Clusia Native Range”
404:
301:species in the family
399:
353:species are normally
690:In Gardens of Hawaii
765:Savitri Gunatilleke
750:Lalith Gunasekera,
42:Conservation status
806:2012-03-19 at the
787:2017-07-21 at the
675:2018-03-13 at the
556:World Flora Online
405:
393:in many climates.
385:as a fruiting and
1179:
1178:
1099:Open Tree of Life
860:Taxon identifiers
266:
265:
260:
252:
244:
232:
65:
1244:
1227:Ornamental trees
1172:
1171:
1159:
1158:
1146:
1145:
1133:
1132:
1120:
1119:
1107:
1106:
1094:
1093:
1081:
1080:
1068:
1067:
1055:
1054:
1042:
1041:
1029:
1028:
1016:
1015:
1003:
1002:
990:
989:
977:
976:
964:
963:
951:
950:
938:
937:
925:
924:
912:
911:
902:
901:
900:
887:
886:
885:
855:
825:
824:
816:
810:
797:
791:
778:
772:
761:
755:
748:
742:
741:
739:
731:"www.hear.org -
727:
721:
712:
706:
705:
685:
679:
666:
655:
649:
638:
637:
635:
633:
609:
603:
592:
586:
585:
583:
581:
567:
558:
553:
547:
545:
521:
515:
504:
498:
497:
495:
493:
488:
458:
379:ornamental plant
258:
250:
242:
239:
230:
205:
80:
79:
59:
54:
53:
35:
21:
1252:
1251:
1247:
1246:
1245:
1243:
1242:
1241:
1182:
1181:
1180:
1175:
1167:
1162:
1154:
1149:
1141:
1136:
1128:
1123:
1115:
1110:
1102:
1097:
1089:
1086:Observation.org
1084:
1076:
1071:
1063:
1058:
1050:
1045:
1037:
1032:
1024:
1019:
1011:
1006:
998:
993:
985:
980:
972:
967:
959:
954:
946:
941:
933:
928:
920:
915:
907:
905:
896:
895:
890:
881:
880:
875:
862:
834:
829:
828:
818:
817:
813:
808:Wayback Machine
798:
794:
789:Wayback Machine
779:
775:
762:
758:
749:
745:
737:
729:
728:
724:
713:
709:
696:. p. 924.
687:
686:
682:
677:Wayback Machine
667:
658:
650:
641:
631:
629:
611:
610:
606:
595:Scotch attorney
593:
589:
579:
577:
569:
568:
561:
543:
541:
523:
522:
518:
505:
501:
491:
489:
460:
459:
455:
450:
435:
410:
387:ornamental tree
375:
317:
299:flowering plant
295:Scotch attorney
248:Elwertia retusa
237:
213:
207:
201:
188:
74:
66:
55:
51:
44:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1250:
1248:
1240:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1184:
1183:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1173:
1169:wfo-0000612436
1160:
1147:
1134:
1121:
1108:
1095:
1082:
1069:
1056:
1043:
1030:
1017:
1004:
991:
978:
965:
952:
939:
926:
913:
903:
888:
872:
870:
864:
863:
858:
852:
851:
843:
833:
832:External links
830:
827:
826:
811:
792:
773:
756:
743:
722:
707:
680:
656:
639:
613:"Clusia major"
604:
587:
559:
550:The Plant List
516:
499:
452:
451:
449:
446:
434:
431:
420:strangling fig
409:
406:
374:
371:
316:
313:
275:autograph tree
264:
263:
262:
261:
253:
245:
233:
222:
221:
215:
214:
208:
197:
196:
190:
189:
182:
180:
176:
175:
168:
164:
163:
158:
154:
153:
148:
144:
143:
138:
131:
130:
125:
118:
117:
112:
105:
104:
99:
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
68:
67:
49:
46:
45:
40:
37:
36:
28:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1249:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1189:
1187:
1170:
1165:
1161:
1157:
1152:
1148:
1144:
1139:
1135:
1131:
1126:
1122:
1118:
1113:
1109:
1105:
1100:
1096:
1092:
1087:
1083:
1079:
1074:
1070:
1066:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1048:
1044:
1040:
1035:
1031:
1027:
1022:
1018:
1014:
1009:
1005:
1001:
996:
992:
988:
983:
979:
975:
970:
966:
962:
957:
953:
949:
944:
940:
936:
931:
927:
923:
918:
914:
910:
904:
899:
893:
889:
884:
878:
874:
873:
871:
869:
865:
861:
856:
850:
849:
844:
842:
841:
836:
835:
831:
822:
815:
812:
809:
805:
802:
796:
793:
790:
786:
783:
777:
774:
770:
766:
760:
757:
753:
747:
744:
736:
734:
726:
723:
720:
716:
711:
708:
703:
699:
695:
691:
684:
681:
678:
674:
671:
665:
663:
661:
657:
654:
648:
646:
644:
640:
628:
624:
620:
619:
614:
608:
605:
602:
601:
596:
591:
588:
575:
574:
566:
564:
560:
557:
551:
540:
536:
535:
530:
528:
520:
517:
513:
512:botanicus.org
509:
503:
500:
487:
482:
478:
474:
473:
468:
466:
457:
454:
447:
445:
442:
440:
439:playing cards
432:
430:
427:
425:
421:
416:
414:
407:
402:
398:
394:
392:
388:
384:
380:
372:
370:
368:
364:
360:
356:
352:
346:
344:
343:strangler fig
340:
336:
331:
329:
325:
321:
314:
312:
310:
309:
304:
300:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
271:
257:
254:
249:
246:
241:
236:Clusia rosea
234:
229:
228:Clusia retusa
226:
223:
220:
216:
211:
206:
204:
198:
195:
194:Binomial name
191:
187:
186:
185:C. rosea
181:
178:
177:
174:
173:
169:
166:
165:
162:
159:
156:
155:
152:
149:
146:
145:
142:
139:
136:
133:
132:
129:
126:
123:
120:
119:
116:
113:
110:
107:
106:
103:
102:Tracheophytes
100:
97:
94:
93:
90:
87:
84:
83:
78:
73:
69:
63:
58:
57:Least Concern
47:
43:
38:
34:
29:
26:
22:
19:
1222:House plants
898:Clusia rosea
868:Clusia rosea
867:
848:Clusia rosea
847:
840:Clusia rosea
839:
820:
814:
795:
776:
759:
751:
746:
733:Clusia rosea
732:
725:
719:Clusia rosea
718:
717:uconn.edu -
710:
689:
683:
630:. Retrieved
616:
607:
598:
590:
578:. Retrieved
572:
548:– via
542:. Retrieved
532:
527:Clusia rosea
526:
519:
507:
502:
490:. Retrieved
476:
470:
465:Clusia rosea
464:
456:
443:
436:
428:
417:
413:Clusia rosea
412:
411:
408:Invasiveness
401:Clusia rosea
400:
376:
361:, there are
358:
350:
347:
335:hemiepiphyte
332:
326:(such as in
320:Clusia rosea
319:
318:
308:Clusia major
306:
294:
290:
287:balsam apple
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:Clusia rosea
269:
268:
267:
259:(Jacq.) Raf.
256:Firkea rosea
255:
247:
235:
227:
203:Clusia rosea
202:
200:
184:
183:
171:
151:Malpighiales
134:
121:
108:
95:
25:Clusia rosea
24:
18:
1117:kew-2728591
1060:NatureServe
982:iNaturalist
892:Wikispecies
492:20 November
373:Cultivation
367:agamospermy
315:Description
305:. The name
291:pitch-apple
115:Angiosperms
1186:Categories
1112:Plant List
702:B005P0JVIW
529:Jacq."
448:References
391:houseplant
363:pistillate
324:Hispaniola
303:Clusiaceae
240:colombiana
161:Clusiaceae
1052:136312479
948:250013144
580:4 January
424:Sinhalese
357:, but in
355:dioecious
179:Species:
85:Kingdom:
1151:Tropicos
1065:2.160463
1013:10198717
883:Q5775234
877:Wikidata
804:Archived
785:Archived
673:Archived
632:12 March
544:12 March
359:C. rosea
339:epiphyte
333:It is a
243:Cuatrec.
219:Synonyms
157:Family:
128:Eudicots
62:IUCN 3.1
1156:7800689
1000:61583-2
961:5421060
597:at the
383:gardens
167:Genus:
147:Order:
89:Plantae
60: (
1197:Clusia
1125:PLANTS
1091:198927
1078:156476
987:160760
906:AoFP:
700:
351:Clusia
293:, and
273:, the
212:(1760)
172:Clusia
141:Rosids
1104:47595
1039:21490
1026:16942
1008:IRMNG
974:10952
935:CUFRO
738:(PDF)
283:cupey
279:copey
231:Poir.
210:Jacq.
135:Clade
122:Clade
109:Clade
96:Clade
1138:POWO
1130:CLRO
1073:NCBI
1047:IUCN
1034:ITIS
995:IPNI
969:GRIN
956:GBIF
930:EPPO
922:WDB3
909:2180
698:ASIN
634:2018
582:2020
546:2018
494:2021
477:2020
433:Uses
251:Raf.
238:var.
1164:WFO
1021:ISC
943:FNA
917:CoL
481:doi
1188::
1166::
1153::
1140::
1127::
1114::
1101::
1088::
1075::
1062::
1049::
1036::
1023::
1010::
997::
984::
971::
958::
945::
932::
919::
894::
879::
692:.
659:^
642:^
625:,
621:.
615:.
562:^
537:.
531:.
475:.
469:.
426:.
369:.
289:,
285:,
281:,
277:,
137::
124::
111::
98::
771:.
740:.
735:"
704:.
636:.
584:.
552:.
525:"
514:)
496:.
483::
467:"
463:"
64:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.