Prasoxylon alliaceum

Prasoxylon alliaceum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Prasoxylon
Species:	P. alliaceum
Binomial name
Prasoxylon alliaceum (Blume) M.Roem. (1846)
Synonyms [2]
List Alliaria acuminatissima Kuntze (1891) Alliaria costulataKuntze (1891) Alliaria fraterna(Miq.) Kuntze (1891) Alliaria glabra(C.DC.) Kuntze (1891) Alliaria lampongumKuntze (1891) Alliaria miqueliana(C.DC.) Kuntze (1891) Alliaria nageliana(C.DC.) Kuntze (1891) Alliaria similis(Spreng.) Kuntze (1891) Alliaria thyrsoidea(Hiern) Kuntze (1891) Alliaria vrieseana(C.DC.) Kuntze (1891) Amoora oligosperma Pierre (1897) Chisocheton dempoensis Baker f. (1924) Dysoxylum aculeatissimum Steud. (1840), orth. var. Dysoxylum acuminatissimumBlume ex M.Roem. (1846) Dysoxylum alliaceum(Blume) Blume ex A.Juss. (1832) Dysoxylum alliaceum var. lanceolatum Koord. & Valeton (1896) Dysoxylum alliaceum var. laxiflorum(Blume ex G.Don) C.DC. (1878) Dysoxylum alliaceum var. pauciflorumKoord. & Valeton (1896) Dysoxylum apoenseElmer (1937), no Latin descr. Dysoxylum archboldianum Merr. & L.M.Perry (1940) Dysoxylum brachycalycinum Harms (1942) Dysoxylum brevipes Hiern (1875) Dysoxylum costulatum(Miq.) Miq. (1868) Dysoxylum dempoense(Baker f.) Harms (1940) Dysoxylum euphlebiumMerr. (1914) Dysoxylum excelsum var. glabriflorumMiq. (1868) Dysoxylum fraternumMiq. (1868) Dysoxylum glabrum C.DC. (1878) Dysoxylum klemmeiMerr. (1909) Dysoxylum lampongumMiq. (1861) Dysoxylum lanceolatumElmer (1937), no Latin descr. Dysoxylum laxiflorumBlume ex G.Don (1831) Dysoxylum longifoliumBlume ex M.Roem. (1846) Dysoxylum macrothyrsumMiq. (1868), nom. illeg. Dysoxylum miquelianumC.DC. (1878) Dysoxylum monticolaHarms (1942) Dysoxylum nagelianumC.DC. (1878) Dysoxylum platyphyllumMerr. (1913) Dysoxylum pulchrum Ridl. (1917) Dysoxylum rostratumMerr. (1914) Dysoxylum sattelbergenseMerr. & L.M.Perry (1940) Dysoxylum simile(Spreng.) Blume ex G.Don (1831) Dysoxylum thyrsoideumHiern (1875) Dysoxylum thyrsoideum var. andamanicum King (1895) Dysoxylum vrieseanumC.DC. (1878) Guarea alliaceaBlume (1824) Hartighsea costulataMiq. (1861) Trichilia similisSpreng. (1827)

Prasoxylon alliaceum is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet alliaceum is from the Latin meaning 'onion-like', referring to the smell of the inner bark. ^[3]

Description

The tree grows up to 38 metres (120 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (30 in). The sweetly scented flowers are white or pinkish. The fruits are greenish-white when unripe, red when ripe, roundish, up to 7.5 cm (3 in) in diameter. ^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Dysoxylum alliaceum is native to the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and throughout Malesia and Papuasia to the Solomon Islands and Queensland. ^[2] Its habitat is rain forests from sea-level to 1,800 metres (6,000 ft) elevation. ^[3]

References

1. Barstow, M. (2018). "Dysoxylum alliaceum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T33719A68080878. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T33719A68080878.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Prasoxylon alliaceum (Blume) M.Roem. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 9 February 2024.
3. Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum alliaceum (Blume) Blume". 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. 151–152, 153. ISBN   978-983-2181-89-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.