Dacryodes rostrata

Dacryodes rostrata
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Burseraceae
Tribe:	Canarieae
Genus:	Dacryodes
Species:	D. rostrata
Binomial name
	Dacryodes rostrata; (Blume) H.J.Lam
Synonyms
	List Canarium caudatifolium Merr. ; Canarium crassifolium Merr. ; Canarium cuspidatum Merr. ; Canarium gilvescens Miq. ; Canarium kadondon A.W.Benn. ; Canarium minahassae Koord. ; Canarium montanum Korth. ex Blume ; Canarium rostriferum Miq. ; Dacryodes rostrata f. cuspidata (Blume) H.J.Lam ; Dacryodes rostrata f. pallida H.J.Lam ; Dacryodes rostrata f. pubescens H.J.Lam ; Dacryodes rostrata f. samarensis H.J.Lam ; Dracontomelon cuspidatum Blume ; Santiria rostrata Blume ;

Dacryodes rostrata is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet rostrata is from the Latin meaning "beaked", referring to the narrow-tipped leaves.^[3]

Description

Dacryodes rostrata grows up to 45 metres (150 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 200 centimetres (80 in). The dark grey bark is smooth to scaly. The oblong or ovoid fruits ripen blue and measure up to 3.5 cm (1 in) long.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Dacryodes rostrata grows widely in Vietnam and western Malesia. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest from sea-level to 800 metres (2,600 ft) altitude.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Dacryodes rostrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 1998. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Dacryodes rostrata (Blume) H.J.Lam". The Plant List. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Dacryodes rostrata (Blume) H.J.Lam" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 70, 72–73. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

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[IUCN-1] "Dacryodes rostrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 1998. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

[TPL-2] "Dacryodes rostrata (Blume) H.J.Lam". The Plant List. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

[TFSS-3] Kochummen, K. M. (1995). "Dacryodes rostrata (Blume) H.J.Lam" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 70, 72–73. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

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