Epicharis cuneata

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Epicharis cuneata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Epicharis
Species:
E. cuneata
Binomial name
Epicharis cuneata
(Hiern) Harms (1940)
Synonyms [2]
  • Alliaria cuneata(Hiern) Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria beccariana(C.DC.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria hierniiKuntze (1891)
  • Dysoxylum angustifoliolum Merr. (1925)
  • Dysoxylum beccarianum C.DC. (1878)
  • Dysoxylum cauliflorumHiern (1875)
  • Dysoxylum cauliflorum var. tomentellum Stapf (1894)
  • Dysoxylum cuneatumHiern (1875)
  • Dysoxylum foxworthyiElmer (1937), no Latin descr.
  • Epicharis angustifoliola(Merr.) Harms (1940)
  • Epicharis foxworthyi(Elmer) Harms (1940), not validly publ.
  • Epicharis hierniana(Hiern) Harms (1940), nom. superfl.
  • Lepisanthes forbesiiBaker f. (1924)

Epicharis cuneata is a tree in the family Meliaceae.

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Description

The tree grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in). The bark is grey. The sweetly scented flowers are white, pinkish or cream. The fruits are red, shaped like a top, up to 4 cm (2 in) in diameter. [3]

The synonym specific epithet cauliflorum is from the Latin meaning 'flowers on the trunk'. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Epicharis cuneata is native to portions of Indochina and Malesia, ranging from Myanmar to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines. [2] Its habitat is a variety of forests from sea-level to 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) elevation. [3]

References

  1. ↑ de Kok, R. (2024). "Dysoxylum cauliflorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T198108219A203233961. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Epicharis cuneata (Hiern) Harms. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum cauliflorum Hiern". 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. 156–158. ISBN   983-2181-89-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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