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Palaquium sericeum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Sapotaceae

Tribe
  
Sapoteae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Subfamily
  
Sapotoideae

Genus
  
Palaquium

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Palaquium sericeum is a tree in the Sapotaceae family. It grows up to 22 metres (70 ft) tall. The bark is reddish brown. Inflorescences bear up to 20 flowers. The fruits are round or ellipsoid, up to 2.7 cm (1 in) long. The specific epithet sericeum is from the Latin meaning "silky", referring to the indumentum. Habitat is many types of forest, primarily mixed dipterocarp forest. P. sericeum is endemic to Borneo.

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Palaquium sericeum Wikipedia