Xylocarpus moluccensis

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Xylocarpus moluccensis
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Young tree with fruit and flower buds
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Xylocarpus
Species:
X. moluccensis
Binomial name
Xylocarpus moluccensis
Synonyms [2]
17 synonyms
  • Carapa moluccensisLam.
  • Granatum moluccense(Lam.) Kuntze
  • Carapa borneensisBecc.
  • Carapa mekongensis(Pierre) Pellegr.
  • Carapa moluccensis var. ellipticaKoord. & Valeton
  • Carapa moluccensis var. gangeticaPrain
  • Carapa moluccensis var. ovalifoliaKoord. ex Prain
  • Carapa obovata var. microphylla(Pierre) Pellegr.
  • Guarea oblongifoliaGriff.
  • Monosoma littorataGriff.
  • Xylocarpus australasicusRidl.
  • Xylocarpus gangeticus(Prain) C.E.Parkinson
  • Xylocarpus mekongensisPierre
  • Xylocarpus moluccensis var. ellipticus(Koord. & Valeton) Harms
  • Xylocarpus moluccensis var. gangeticus(Prain) Craib
  • Xylocarpus obovatus var. microphyllusPierre
  • Xylocarpus parvifoliusRidl.

Xylocarpus moluccensis is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The name derives from the Moluccas archipelago (now the Maluku Islands). [4]

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Description

Xylocarpus moluccensis grows up to 30 m (98 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 70 cm (28 in). The flowers are creamy-white. The fruit is rounded, and measures up to 11 cm (4.3 in) in diameter. [4]

Distribution and habitat

Xylocarpus moluccensis grows naturally from the Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh through Mainland Southeast Asia and Malesia to tropical Australia. Its habitat is mangrove swamps. [1] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Ellison, J.; Koedam, N.E.; Wang, Y.; Primavera, J.; Jin Eong, O.; Wan-Hong Yong, J.; Ngoc Nam, V. (2010). "Xylocarpus moluccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T178805A7611857. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T178805A7611857.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem". Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  3. "Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Mabberley, David J. (2007). "Meliaceae". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L.G.; Chung, R.C.K.; Kiew, Ruth (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak volume 6 (PDF). Malaysia: Sabah Forestry Department, Malaysia; Forest Research Institute Malaysia;Sarawak Forestry Department, Malaysia. p. 218. Retrieved 22 April 2025.