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Chrysophyllum roxburghii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Sapotaceae

Genus
  
Chrysophyllum

Order
  
Ericales

Subfamily
  
Chrysophylloideae

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Chrysophyllum roxburghii is a plant species in the Sapotaceae family. It grows as a tree up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 40 cm (16 in). The bark is grey to dark brown. Inflorescences bear up to 45 flowers. The fruit are brownish to purplish black, ripening yellow, round, up to 4 cm (2 in) in diameter. Its habitat is lowland forests from sea-level to 700 metres (2,300 ft) altitude. C. roxburghii grows naturally in Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Queensland.

The Latin specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish Botanist William Roxburgh.

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Chrysophyllum roxburghii Wikipedia