Prasoxylon excelsum

Prasoxylon excelsum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Dysoxylum
Species:	D. excelsum
Binomial name
	Dysoxylum excelsum; Blume
Synonyms
	List Alliaria procera Kuntze ; Dysoxylum altissimum Merr. ; Dysoxylum arnoldianum K.Schum ; Dysoxylum excelsum var. hasseltii Miq. ; Dysoxylum excelsum var. parvifolium Koord. & Valeton ; Dysoxylum excelsum var. pedicellatum Koord. & Valeton ; Dysoxylum gobara (Buch.-Ham.) Merr. ; Dysoxylum hasseltii (Miq.) Koord. & Valeton ; Dysoxylum havilandii Ridl. ; Dysoxylum hubertii Harms ; Dysoxylum macgregorii C.DC. ; Dysoxylum microbotrys King ; Dysoxylum motleyanum (C.DC.) Ridl. ; Dysoxylum pallidum Merr. ; Dysoxylum peerisiae Kosterm. ; Dysoxylum procerum var. integrum C.DC. ; Dysoxylum procerum var. macranthum C.DC. ; Dysoxylum procerum var. motleyanum C.DC. ; Dysoxylum turbinatum King ; Guarea disyphonia Griff. ; Guarea gobara Buch.-Ham. ; Hartighsea excelsa (Blume) A.Juss. ; Hartighsea gobara Wight & Arn. ex Voigt ;

Dysoxylum 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

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Dysoxylum excelsum Blume". The Plant List. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ ^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 983-2181-89-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

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[TPL-1] "Dysoxylum excelsum Blume". The Plant List. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[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 983-2181-89-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

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