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<big>''[[Suriana maritima]]'' L.</big>
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Suriana maritima'' (PROTA)}}
:Protologue: Sp. pl. 1: 284 (1753).
:Family: Simaroubaceae (APG: Surianaceae)
== Vernacular names ==
*Tassel plant, bay cedar, Temporana Bay cedar (En). *Bois matelot, romarin noir (Fr).
== Origin and geographic distribution ==
The wood is dark red and hard, and polishes well.
== Botany Description ==
*Spreading, much-branched, evergreen shrub up to 3(–7) m tall; stems grey-green, densely short-hairy, marked with leaf scars. *Leaves arranged spirally, clustered at ends of branches, simple and entire, upright; stipules absent; petiole 1–3 mm long; blade oblanceolate, 1–4.5 cm × 2–6 mm, base cuneate, apex rounded to acute, hairy on both sides, glandular hairs present. *Inflorescence an axillary cyme as long as the leaves, few-flowered; bracts up to 1 cm long. *Flowers bisexual, regular, 5-merous; pedicel up to 8 mm long; calyx c. 8 mm long, deeply lobed, glandular hairy; petals free, oblong to obovate, c. 7 mm × 5 mm, margins with short hairs, yellow; stamens 10, free, 2.5–4.5 mm long; ovary superior, densely long-hairy, consisting of 5 free carpels, styles c. 4 mm long. *Fruit composed of 5 ellipsoid to obovoid drupes, with faces compressed, each c. 3.5 mm × 3 mm, 1-seeded, hairy, black. == Other botanical information ==
''Suriana'' comprises a single species.
== Ecology ==
''Suriana maritima'' is found on coral reefs and sandy soil. It is confined to seashores above the high-water mark and is often found on the landward side of ''Avicennia'' mangrove. It is tolerant of moderately saline soil and highly tolerant of beach conditions including high surface heat, drought and wind.
== Management ==
* Wild, H., Phipps, B. & Paiva, J., 1969. Simaroubaceae. In: Fernandes, A. (Editor). Flora de Moçambique. No 38. Junta de Investigações do Ultramar, Lisbon, Portugal. 7 pp.
== Author(s) ==
* C.H. Bosch , PROTA Network Office Europe, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 341, 6700 AH Wageningen, Netherlands
== Correct citation of this article ==
Bosch, C.H., 2008. '''Suriana maritima''' L. [Internet] Record from PROTA4U. In: Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale), Wageningen, Netherlands. <http://www.prota4u.org/search.asp>. Accessed {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
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