Epicharis densiflora

Epicharis densiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Dysoxylum
Species:	D. densiflorum
Binomial name
	Dysoxylum densiflorum; (Blume) Miq.
Synonyms
	List Alliaria densiflora (Blume) Kuntze ; Alliaria trichostyla Kuntze ; Dysoxylum densiflorum var. minus Koord. & Valeton ; Dysoxylum elmeri Merr. ; Dysoxylum trichostylum Miq. ; Dysoxylum trichostylum f. glabrum Miq. ; Dysoxylum trichostylum f. pubescens Miq. ; Epicharis altissima Blume ; Epicharis densiflora Blume ; Guarea densiflora (Blume) Spreng. ;

Dysoxylum densiflorum is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet densiflorum is from the Latin meaning "dense flowers".^[2]

Description

The tree grows up to 45 metres (150 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 65 centimetres (26 in). The bark is grey-green. The sweetly scented flowers are white. The grey-green fruits are pear-shaped to spindle-shaped, measuring up to 4 cm (2 in) long.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Dysoxylum densiflorum is found in Burma, southern China, Thailand and Malesia. Its habitat is rain forest from sea-level to 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) altitude.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Dysoxylum densiflorum (Blume) Miq". The Plant List. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum densiflorum (Blume) Miq." (PDF). 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. 162–163. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

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[TPL-1] "Dysoxylum densiflorum (Blume) Miq". The Plant List. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

[TFSS-2] Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum densiflorum (Blume) Miq." (PDF). 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. 162–163. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Retrieved 10 March 2014.

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