Gonystylus maingayi

Gonystylus maingayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Gonystylus
Species: G. maingayi
Binomial name
Gonystylus maingayi
Hook.f.

Gonystylus maingayi grows as a tree up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (31 in). Bark is grey to brown. The fruit is round, dark brown, up to 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in diameter. Its habitat is swamps from sea-level to 150 metres (500 ft) altitude. G. maingayi is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo.[1]

References

  1. Tawan, C. S. (September 2004). "Gonystylus maingayi Hook.f." (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) 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 465–466. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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