Prasoxylon excelsum

Prasoxylon excelsum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Prasoxylon
Species:	P. excelsum
Binomial name
	Prasoxylon excelsum; (Spreng.) Mabb. (2021)
Synonyms
	List Alliaria procera Kuntze (1891) ; Azedarach nigrum Noronha (1790), nom. nud. ; Dysoxylum altissimum Merr. (1904) ; Dysoxylum arnoldianum K.Schum (1889) ; Dysoxylum excelsum (Spreng.) Blume ex G.Don (1831) ; Dysoxylum excelsum var. hasseltii Miq. (1868) ; Dysoxylum excelsum var. parvifolium Koord. & Valeton (1896) ; Dysoxylum excelsum var. pedicellatum Koord. & Valeton (1896) ; Dysoxylum gobara (Buch.-Ham.) Merr. (1942) ; Dysoxylum hasseltii (Miq.) Koord. & Valeton (1897) ; Dysoxylum havilandii Ridl. (1930) ; Dysoxylum hubertii Harms (1941) ; Dysoxylum macgregorii C.DC. (1903) ; Dysoxylum microbotrys King (1895) ; Dysoxylum motleyanum (C.DC.) Ridl. (1930) ; Dysoxylum pallidum Merr. (1914) ; Dysoxylum peerisiae Kosterm. (1982) ; Dysoxylum procerum Hiern (1875), nom. illeg. ; Dysoxylum procerum var. integrum C.DC. (1878) ; Dysoxylum procerum var. macranthum C.DC. (1902) ; Dysoxylum procerum var. motleyanum C.DC. (1878) ; Dysoxylum turbinatum King (1895) ; Epicharis procera (Hiern) Pierre (1896), nom. illeg. ; Guarea acuminata Wall. (1829), not validly publ. ; Guarea disyphonia Griff. (1854) ; Guarea gobara Buch.-Ham. (1832) ; Guarea oblonga Wall. (1829), not validly publ. ; Guarea procera Wall. (1829), not validly publ. ; Hartighsea excelsa (Spreng.) A.Juss. (1830 publ. 1831) ; Hartighsea gobara Wight & Arn. ex Voigt (1845) ; Macrochiton excelsum (Spreng.) M.Roem. (1846) ; Trichilia excelsa Spreng. (1827) ;

Prasoxylon excelsum is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet excelsum is from the Latin meaning 'tall'.^[2]

Description

The tree grows up to 36 metres (120 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (31 in). The sweetly scented flowers are cream-coloured or pinkish white. The fruits are brown when ripe, roundish to pear-shaped and measure up to 5 cm (2 in) in diameter.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Prasoxylon excelsum is found in Sri Lanka, Nepal, northeast India, southern China, Indochina, and throughout Malesia and Papuasia. Its habitat is rain forest from sea-level to 1,000 metres (3,000 ft) elevation.^[2]

References

^ "Prasoxylon excelsum (Spreng.) Mabb". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum excelsum Blume". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.; Kiew, Ruth (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 163–165. ISBN 978-983-2181-89-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

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[powo-1] "Prasoxylon excelsum (Spreng.) Mabb". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

[TFSS-2] Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum excelsum Blume". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.; Kiew, Ruth (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 163–165. ISBN 978-983-2181-89-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

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Taxon identifiers
Prasoxylon excelsum	Wikidata: Q124570301 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77222487-1
Dysoxylum excelsum	Wikidata: Q11121707 APNI: 117014 BOLD: 761462 CoL: 8S5J3 EoL: 2906349 FNA: 242319619 FoC: 242319619 GBIF: 3850353 iNaturalist: 348802 IPNI: 578122-1 NCBI: 1679373 Open Tree of Life: 5747790 Plant List: kew-2779948 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:578122-1 Tropicos: 50128744 WFO: wfo-0000658568