Mastixia glauca

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Mastixia glauca
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Nyssaceae
Genus: Mastixia
Species:
M. glauca
Binomial name
Mastixia glauca

Mastixia glauca is a tree in the family Nyssaceae. The specific epithet glauca is from the Greek meaning "bluish-grey", referring to the colour of the leaf underside. [3]

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Description

Mastixia glauca grows as a tree measuring up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 25 centimetres (10 in). The pale green fruits are oblong-ovoid and measure up to 4 cm (2 in) long. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Mastixia glauca is endemic to Borneo and confined to Malaysia's Sarawak state where it is known only from Mount Santubong. [1] [2] Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests at around 100 metres (300 ft) altitude. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Mastixia glauca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T31893A9662557. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31893A9662557.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Mastixia glauca". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Chung, R. C. K. (1995). "Mastixia glauca K.M.Matthew". 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. p. 203. ISBN   983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2014.