Kingdom Plantae Family Meliaceae Rank Species | Order Sapindales Genus Dysoxylum | |
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Similar Dysoxylum, Dysoxylum densiflorum, Dysoxylum rufum, Dysoxylum mollissimum, Dysoxylum alliaceum | ||
Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family; its common name is ivory mahogany.
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Taxonomy
Named for French botanist Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré; also named D. decandrum.
Description
Large tree of the Mahogany family, up to 36 metres (118 ft) in height; notable for large compound leaves with conspicuous uneven bases, which tend to radiate into spherical clumps.
Distribution and Habitat
Occurs in Malesia, Christmas Island, Australia from the Cape York Peninsula to the Mary River, South East Queensland, and islands of the South-West Pacific, in lowland rainforest to 300m abl.
References
Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA