Kingdom Plantae Family Meliaceae Rank Species | Order Sapindales Genus Dysoxylum | |
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Similar Diospyros macrophylla, Dysoxylum, Vatica bantamensis, Mangifera casturi, Baccaurea racemosa | ||
Dysoxylum densiflorum is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet densiflorum is from the Latin meaning "dense flowers".
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Description
The tree grows up to 45 metres (150 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 65 centimetres (26 in). The bark is grey-green. The sweetly scented flowers are white. The grey-green fruits are pear-shaped to spindle-shaped, measuring up to 4 cm (2 in) long.
Distribution and habitat
Dysoxylum densiflorum is found in Burma, southern China, Thailand and Malesia. Its habitat is rain forest from sea-level to 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) altitude.
References
Dysoxylum densiflorum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA