Langsat

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Lansium domesticum var. pubescens
• Aglaia steenisii
• Aglaia intricatoreticulata
• Aglaia dookoo
• Amoora racemosa
• Lansium aqueum
• Aglaia aquea
• Aglaia sepalina
• Aglaia domestica
• Taeniochlaena polyneura
• Lansium javanicum
• Lansium sepalinum
• Lansium domesticum var. aqueum

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Sapindales, it is classified under the family Meliaceae. Finally, it is identified by the genus Lansium.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant, Lansium domesticum, exhibits a specific geographical distribution across the Indo-China region. It can be found growing within the borders of Cambodia and Laos. Additionally, its natural range extends into the territories of Myanmar and Thailand. The species also populates various areas throughout Vietnam. Consequently, these five nations represent the primary locations for this medicinal plant in Southeast Asia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Lansium domesticum is characterized by its nature as a perennial plant, meaning it maintains its vegetative structures and biological functions over many years rather than completing a cycle in a single season. Throughout its extended lifespan, the plant exhibits an evergreen habit, consistently retaining its lush, green foliage without undergoing a seasonal period of leaf shedding. This combination of a long-lived perennial lifecycle and permanent evergreen deciduousness allows the species to maintain steady photosynthetic activity and structural stability across various growing seasons.

Deciduousness :

evergreen

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Lansium domesticum is characterized by its growth form as a woody tree that is entirely self-supporting, lacking any climbing or liana-like tendencies. It is an independent species, functioning neither as a parasite nor as an epiphyte, and is strictly terrestrial in its ecological habitat. The plant typically reaches a height of approximately 15 meters, with its mean and maximum height both recorded at this scale.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

tree

Parasite :

independent

Plant height mean:

15 m

Woodiness :

woody

Physiology

The physiology of Lansium domesticum is characterized by a C3 photosynthetic pathway, which dictates its metabolic processes and carbon fixation strategies within its vegetative tissues. As a C3 plant, it utilizes the Calvin cycle for carbon assimilation, making it highly dependent on specific environmental conditions such as humidity and light intensity to optimize gas exchange and minimize photorespiration. Furthermore, this species does not function as a nitrogen fixer, meaning it lacks the symbiotic relationships with diazotrophic bacteria required to convert atmospheric nitrogen into bioavailable forms, thus necessitating the uptake of nitrogen through its root system from the surrounding soil matrix.

Nitrogen fixer :

no

Photosynthetic pathway :

C3

Reproduction

The reproduction of Lansium domesticum is characterized by the production of fleshy, multi-seeded fruits that are classified under the fruit type "other," as they do not strictly conform to standard botanical definitions like a simple drupe or berry, instead presenting as a fleshy, segmented structure containing several seeds embedded in an aril. The dispersal of these seeds is primarily driven by a zoochorous syndrome, where animals and birds play a crucial role in consuming the nutrient-rich pulp and subsequently transporting the seeds to new locations through their digestive tracts or via dropping. This biotic dispersal mechanism ensures the expansion of the species across its natural habitat, relying on the interaction between the plant's attractive fruit and local fauna to facilitate successful seed dissemination.

Dispersal syndrome :

zoochorous

Fruit type :

other

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Activities

Lansium domesticum has 2 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antimalarial, Free-Radical Scavenging.

Antimalarial

1. Current topics in medicinal chemistry

Free-Radical Scavenging

1. Pharmaceutical biology

Conditions

Lansium domesticum has 1 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include Plasmodium falciparum.

Plasmodium falciparum

1. Current topics in medicinal chemistry

Preparations

Lansium domesticum has 1 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include methanol extracts.

Methanol extracts

1. Journal of natural medicines