| Palaquium ridleyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Palaquium |
| Species: | P. ridleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaquium ridleyi | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Palaquium ridleyi is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. It is named for the English botanist Henry Nicholas Ridley. [2]
Palaquium ridleyi grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall. The bark is brownish grey. Inflorescences bear up to 11 flowers. The fruits are obovoid, up to 1.5 cm (1 in) long. The timber is used for making shingles in Sumatra. [2]
Palaquium ridleyi is found from Vietnam through Malesia to New Guinea. [1] Its habitat is peat swamp and kerangas forests. [2]
Palaquium is a genus of about 120 species of trees in the family Sapotaceae. Their range is from India across Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, and Australasia, to the western Pacific Islands.
Palaquium beccarianum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. It is named for the Italian naturalist Odoardo Beccari.
Palaquium calophyllum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet calophyllum means "beautiful leaves".
Palaquium cochleariifolium is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet cochleariifolium means "spoon-shaped leaves".
Palaquium cryptocariifolium is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet cryptocariifolium refers to the resemblance of the leaves to those of the tree genus Cryptocarya.
Palaquium edenii is a tree in the family Sapotaceae.
Palaquium herveyi is a tree in the family Sapotaceae.
Palaquium gutta is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet gutta is from the Malay word getah meaning "sap or latex". It is known in Indonesia as karet oblong.
Palaquium hexandrum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet hexandrum means "six stamens", referring to the flowers.
Palaquium leiocarpum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet leiocarpum means "smooth fruit".
Palaquium obovatum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet obovatum means "egg-shaped", referring to the leaves.
Palaquium pseudorostratum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet pseudorostratum is for the species' similarity to Palaquium rostratum.
Palaquium quercifolium is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet quercifolium refers to the leaves' similarity to the genus Quercus.
Palaquium rostratum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet rostratum means "beaked", likely referring to the fruit.
Palaquium rufolanigerum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet rufolanigerum means "reddish woolly", referring to the indumentum.
Palaquium sericeum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet sericeum means "silky", referring to the indumentum.
Palaquium stellatum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet stellatum means "star-like", referring to some of the indumentum hairs.
Palaquium stipulare is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet stipulare refers to the stipules.
Palaquium tenuipetiolatum is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet tenuipetiolatum means "thin leaf stalk", referring to the petiole.
Palaquium walsurifolium is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet walsurifolium refers to similarity of the tree's leaves to those of the genus Walsura.
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