Xylocarpus moluccensis

Xylocarpus moluccensis
Young tree with fruit and flower buds
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:	Xylocarpus
Species:	X. moluccensis
Binomial name
Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem. [2] [3]
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]

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. 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. "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. 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. Malaysia: Sabah Forestry Department, Malaysia; Forest Research Institute Malaysia;Sarawak Forestry Department, Malaysia. p. 218. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.