| Pleiospermium latialatum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Pleiospermium |
| Species: | P. latialatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleiospermium latialatum | |
Pleiospermium latialatum is a plant in the family Rutaceae. It is native to Borneo. [3]
Pleiospermium latialatum grows as a shrub or tree up to 25 m (80 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of 30 cm (12 in). The leaves are lanceolate to elliptic or oblong and measure up to 15 cm (6 in) long and 7 cm (3 in) wide. The inflorescences are axillary or in panicles . The roundish fruits measure up to 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter. [3]
Pleiospermium latialatum was described in 1939 by the American botanist Walter Tennyson Swingle. [2] The type specimen was collected in the Tawau Division of Sabah on Borneo. The specific epithet latialatum means 'broad wing', referring to the leaf stalk (or petiole ). [3]
Pleiospermium latialatum is endemic to Borneo, where it occurs widely, except in Brunei. [1] Its habitat is in primary dipterocarp and secondary forests, on hills or by rivers, at lower elevations to 300 m (1,000 ft). [3]
Pleiospermium latialatum has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. The species has a broad distribution in Borneo and is not facing any significant threats. [1]
Cotylelobium melanoxylon is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet melanoxylon means "black wood", referring to the dark colour of the tree's wood. It was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1860 as Anisoptera melanoxylon and transferred to Cotylelobium by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre in 1889. It is the provincial tree of Surat Thani Province, Thailand.
Glycosmis superba is a plant of Borneo in the family Rutaceae. The specific epithet superba is from the Latin meaning 'splendid', referring to the leaves.
Lithocarpus caudatifolius is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. The specific epithet caudatifolius means 'leaf with caudate apex'.
Lithocarpus coopertus is a tree in the family Fagaceae. The specific epithet coopertus means 'covered over', referring to the acorn.
Lithocarpus daphnoideus is a tree in the family Fagaceae. The specific epithet daphnoideus means "like Daphne", referring to the genus Daphne and its leaves.
Lithocarpus melataiensis is a tree in the beech family Fagaceae. It is named for, and native to, Bukit Melatai mountain in Sarawak, Borneo.
Richetia angustifolia is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Borneo. The specific epithet angustifolia means 'narrow-leaved'.
Richetia collaris is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Borneo. The specific epithet collaris means 'neck' and refers to the calyx of the fruit.
Richetia faguetioides is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Borneo. The specific epithet faguetioides refers to its similarity to Richetia faguetiana.
Shorea fallax is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Borneo. The specific epithet fallax means "deceptive" and refers to the species initially being considered to be Shorea scaberrima.
Shorea ferruginea is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Borneo. The specific epithet ferruginea means 'rust-coloured', referring to the leaf when dry.
Shorea havilandii is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, native to Borneo. It is named for the English naturalist George Darby Haviland.
Helicia symplocoides is a tree in the family Proteaceae, native to Borneo. The specific epithet symplocoides refers to the leaves' resemblance to those of the genus Symplocos.
Reinwardtiodendron cinereum is a tree in the family Meliaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia. The specific epithet cinereum means 'ashen', referring to the leaves' colour on drying.
Microtropis platyphylla is a plant in the family Celastraceae. The specific epithet platyphylla means 'broad-leaved'.
Microtropis sumatrana is a tree in the family Celastraceae. It is named for Sumatra.
Engelhardia mendalomensis is a tree in the family Juglandaceae. It is named for the Mendalom Forest Reserve in Borneo.
Melicope clemensiae is a plant in the family Rutaceae. It is native to Borneo.
Melicope hookeri is a tree in the family Rutaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia.
Melicope incana is a tree in the family Rutaceae. It is native to maritime Southeast Asia.
