Xylocarpus moluccensis | |
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Young tree with fruit and flower buds | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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
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Xylocarpus moluccensis is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The name derives from the Moluccas archipelago (now the Maluku Islands). [4]
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]
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]