Kingdom Plantae Family Burseraceae Genus Dacryodes | Order Sapindales Tribe Canarieae Rank Species | |
Similar Dacryodes rostrata, Dacryodes, Santiria, Canarium, Hopea | ||
Dacryodes rugosa is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet rugosa is from the Latin meaning "wrinkled", referring to the leaflets.
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Description
Dacryodes rugosa grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 40 centimetres (16 in). The grey-white bark is smooth to scaly. The ovoid fruits measure up to 2.5 cm (1 in) long.
Distribution and habitat
Dacryodes rugosa grows naturally in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Java and Borneo. Its habitat is lowland to hill mixed dipterocarp forests from sea-level to 900 metres (3,000 ft) altitude.
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Dacryodes rugosa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA