Palaquium xanthochymum Pierre ex Burck

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Palaquium

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 40 m tall. It has yellow latex. The trunk can be 80 cm across. It has buttresses. The leaves can be clustered at the ends of twigs. The flowering shoots have 5 flowers. They are white. The fruit is oblong and 3-5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 36.5
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 400 m above sea level in Indonesia. It is often in mixed swamp forest.
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Mixed swamp and mixed dipterocarp forests; at elevations up to 400 metres.
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Usage

Uses food material timber wood
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Palaquium xanthochymum world distribution map, present in Philippines

Conservation status

Palaquium xanthochymum threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:788447-1
WFO ID wfo-0000262725
COL ID 6TK94
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INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Palaquium rubens Palaquium xanthochymum Isonandra xanthochyma Croixia xanthochyma Dichopsis rubens Palaquium xanthochymum var. montanum Palaquium xanthochymum var. puberulum Palaquium lanceolatum