Madhuca dubardii

Madhuca dubardii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Tribe: Sapoteae
Genus: Madhuca
Species: M. dubardii
Binomial name
Madhuca dubardii
H.J.Lam

Madhuca dubardii is a plant in the Sapotaceae family. It grows as a tree up to 16 metres (50 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 40 centimetres (16 in). The bark is reddish brown. Inflorescences bear up to four flowers. The fruit is greyish-brown, ellipsoid, up to 3 centimetres (1 in) long. Its habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forests from sea-level to 200 metres (700 ft) altitude. M. dubardii grows naturally in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[1]

References

  1. Chai, P. P. K.; Yii, P. C. (April 2002). "Madhuca dubardii H.J.Lam" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 235. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Retrieved 6 November 2013.


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