Gen info
- Drypetes is a genus of plants in the family Putranjivaceae. It was previously place in the family Euphorbiaceae. The genus Drypetes comprises about 200 species of dioecious tress or shrubs. (3)
- Etymology: The genus Drypetes probably derives from Greek drypa, meaning dried olive or drupe, alluding to the fruit. The specific epithet longifolia derives from Latin, meaning "long leaves".

Botany
• A mid-canopy tree up to 32 m tall and 76 cm dbh. Twigs hollow and inhabited by ants. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, strongly unequal leaf base, glabrous, large. Flowers ca. 8 mm diameter, whitish, placed in axillary bundles. Fruits ca. 26 mm long, orange-reddish, cauliflorous, fleshy drupes. (2)

Distribution
- Native to the Philippines.
- Also native to Andaman Is., Borneo, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand. (1)
- A mid-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 600 m altitude. On alluvial (river sides) and dry (hillsides and rides) sites with sandy soils. Also found on limestone. In secondary forests usually as pre-disturbance remnant tree.  (2)

Constituents
- No phytochemical studies specific for Drypetes longifolia found.
- Glucosinolates are reported to be abundant in the Genus Drypetes.

Properties
- The plant is defended by stinging ants (that live symbiotically in the hollow twigs of the plant.

Parts used
Stems, leaves.

Uses
Edibility
- Fruits are edible, sweet when ripe and eaten raw.
Folkloric
- No reported folkloric medicinal use in the Philippines.
- In Indonesia, decoction of stem and leaves drunk as tonic after pregnancy. (4)
Others
- Wood: Wood is exceptionally tough. Used for general construction, beams, joists, rafters, flooring; furniture and cabinet making, rice mortars, tool handles, piles, poles, and railway sleepers. (5)
- Fiber: Used for making paper.

Studies
• No studies found.

Availability
Wild-crafted.

Additional Sources and Suggested Readings
(1)
Drypetes longifolia / KEW: Plants of the World Online
(2)
Drypetes longifolia / AsianPlantNet
(3)
Drypetes / iNaturalistNZ
(4)
Diversity of Indonesian Medicinal Plant in The lowland Forest, Bodogol and Its Surrounding of Mount GedePangrango National Park, West Java / S Susuartum N, M Rahayu, Rugayah / IOP Conf Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2018; 166: 012021 / DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/166/1/012021
(5)
Species richness, conservation status, and potential uses of plants in Segara Anakan Area of Sempu Island, East Java, Indonesia / Siti Nurgadilah et al / BIODIVERSITAS, 2017; 18(4): pp 1568-1588 /
pISSN: 1412-033X / pISSN: 2085-4722
(6)
S containing bioactive cancer preventive compounds in almost all major genera and in every class of primary and secondary metabolites of Euphorbiaceae. / Ashwani Kumar / Science 2.0

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