Madhuca motleyana

Madhuca motleyana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Subfamily:	Sapotoideae
Tribe:	Sapoteae
Genus:	Madhuca
Species:	M. motleyana
Binomial name
Madhuca motleyana (de Vriese) J.F.Macbr.[1]
Synonyms[1]
List Bassia motleyana (de Vriese) C.B.Clarke Ganua motleyana (de Vriese) Pierre ex Dubard Ganua scortechinii H.J.Lam Illipe motleyana (de Vriese) Engl. Isonandra motleyana de Vriese Payena bankensis Burck Payena latifolia Burck Payena longipetiolata Kurz Payena rubropedicellata Burck Sideroxylon glabrescens Miq. Vidoricum motleyanum (de Vriese) Kuntze

Madhuca motleyana is a tree in the Sapotaceae family. It grows up to 28 metres (92 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in). The bark is greyish brown. Inflorescences bear up to 12 flowers. The fruits are ellipsoid, up to 2.5 centimetres (1 in) long and ripen yellow then reddish. M. motleyana produces nyatoh timber, suitable for furniture making. The tree is named for the engineer and naturalist James Motley who lived and worked in Borneo in the 1850s. Habitat is swamps and forests from sea-level to 800 metres (2,600 ft) altitude. M. motleyana is found in Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.^[2]

References

1. "Madhuca motleyana". The Plant List. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
2. Chai, P. P. K.; Yii, P. C. (April 2002). "Madhuca motleyana (de Vriese) J.F.Macbr." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 250. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Retrieved 17 November 2013.