Dysoxylum mollissimum

Dysoxylum mollissimum
Fruit and foliage of Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Dysoxylum
Species:	D. mollissimum
Binomial name
Dysoxylum mollissimum Blume[1]
Subspecies
D. mollissimum subsp. molle D. mollissimum subsp. mollissimum
Synonyms[1]
List Alliaria mollis Kuntze Alliaria mollissima (Blume) Kuntze Alliaria teysmannii Kuntze Didymocheton hainanense (Merr.) Harms Dysoxylum alliarum (Buch.-Ham.) N.P.Balakr. Dysoxylum filicifolium H.L.Li Dysoxylum floribundum Merr. Dysoxylum hainanense Merr. Dysoxylum hainanense var. glaberrimum F.C.How & T.C.Chen Dysoxylum leptorrhachis Harms Dysoxylum mollissimum var. glaberrimum (F.C.How & T.C.Chen) P.Y.Chen Dysoxylum mollissimum var. sumatranum Miq. Dysoxylum octandrum (Blanco) Merr. Dysoxylum schizochitoides (Turcz.) C.DC. Dysoxylum teysmannii C.DC. Guarea alliaria Buch.-Ham. Guarea mollis Wall. ex Hiern Hartighsea alliaria Arn. ex Wight & Arn. Hartighsea mollissima (Blume) A.Juss. Hartighsea schizochitoides Turcz. Trichilia mollissima (Blume) Spreng.

Dysoxylum mollissimum, commonly known as red bean, is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet mollissimum is from the Latin meaning "very soft", referring to the leaf hairs. The tree is found from India and south China through Malesia to Australia and the western Pacific islands.^[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognised:^[1][3] D. mollissimum subsp. molle and D. mollissimum subsp. mollissimum.

• Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle: This subspecies occurs in Australia, Malesia and islands of the southwestern Pacific.
• Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. mollissimum: This subspecies occurs in India, China, Burma and Malesia.^[2]

Bark of Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle

References

1. "Dysoxylum mollissimum Blume". The Plant List. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
2. Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum mollissimum Blume" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.; Kiew, Ruth. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 168–169. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
3. Taylor, M. J.; Harden, G. J. (2002). "Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle – New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET – The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 8 March 2014.