Dysoxylum arborescens

Dysoxylum arborescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Dysoxylum
Species:	D. arborescens
Binomial name
	Dysoxylum arborescens; (Blume) Miq.[1]
Synonyms[1]
	List Aglaia halmaheirae Miq. ; Aglaia macrophylla Teijsm. & Binn. ; Alliaria arborescens Kuntze ; Alliaria halmaheirae Kuntze ; Alliaria kunthiana Kuntze ; Alliaria maingayi Kuntze ; Alliaria nernstii Kuntze ; Dysoxylum arborescens f. ceramicum Miq. ; Dysoxylum arborescens f. timorense Miq. ; Dysoxylum forsythianum Warb. ; Dysoxylum gjellerupii C.DC. ; Dysoxylum halmaheirae (Miq.) C.DC. ; Dysoxylum insulare Pierre ; Dysoxylum kunthianum (A.Juss.) Miq. ; Dysoxylum maingayi Hiern ; Dysoxylum nernstii F.Muell. ; Dysoxylum novohebridanum C.DC. ; Dysoxylum rubrum Merr. ; Epicharis kunthiana A.Juss. ; Goniocheton arborescens Blume ; Goniocheton insularis Pierre ; Hartighsea acuminata Miq. ; Hartighsea sumatrana Miq. ; Trichilia arborescens (Blume) Spreng. ;

Dysoxylum arborescens is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet arborescens is from the Latin meaning "tree-like".[2]

Description

The tree grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 45 centimetres (18 in). The bark is grey-brown to blackish. The sweetly scented flowers are creamy-green to white. The fruits are bright pink-red, roundish, up to 3 cm (1 in) in diameter.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Dysoxylum arborescens is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Taiwan and throughout Malesia to the Solomon Islands, Queensland and Vanuatu. It is found widely in various forest habitats from sea-level to 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) altitude.[2]

References

"Dysoxylum arborescens (Blume) Miq". The Plant List. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum arborescens (Blume) Miq.". 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). 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 152–154. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

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[TPL-1] "Dysoxylum arborescens (Blume) Miq". The Plant List. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

[TFSS-2] Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum arborescens (Blume) Miq.". 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). 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 152–154. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2014.