Horsfieldia palauensis Kaneh.

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Myristicaceae > Horsfieldia

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 13 m tall. The trunk is 9-44 cm across. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are 10-35 cm long and 5-9 cm wide. The tip is curved. The leaf stalk is 1-2 cm long. The flowers are yellow and in a small group near the axil of the leaf. The fruit are narrowly oval and 3 cm long. There is one seed with a red seed coat around it. Then there is a thick outer coat around it.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature width (meter) 0.09 - 0.44
Mature height (meter) 13.0
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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Edible seeds
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Distribution

Horsfieldia palauensis world distribution map, present in Palau and United States of America

Conservation status

Horsfieldia palauensis threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:585756-1
WFO ID wfo-0000724909
COL ID 6MDFN
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Synonyms

Horsfieldia palauensis