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Epicharis cuneata

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Species of tree

Epicharis cuneata
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Epicharis
Species: E. cuneata
Binomial name
Epicharis cuneata
(Hiern) Harms (1940)
Synonyms
  • Alliaria cuneata (Hiern) Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria beccariana (C.DC.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria hiernii Kuntze (1891)
  • Dysoxylum angustifoliolum Merr. (1925)
  • Dysoxylum beccarianum C.DC. (1878)
  • Dysoxylum cauliflorum Hiern (1875)
  • Dysoxylum cauliflorum var. tomentellum Stapf (1894)
  • Dysoxylum cuneatum Hiern (1875)
  • Dysoxylum foxworthyi Elmer (1937), no Latin descr.
  • Epicharis angustifoliola (Merr.) Harms (1940)
  • Epicharis foxworthyi (Elmer) Harms (1940), not validly publ.
  • Epicharis hierniana (Hiern) Harms (1940), nom. superfl.
  • Lepisanthes forbesii Baker f. (1924)

Epicharis cuneata is a tree in the family Meliaceae.

Description

The tree grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in). The bark is grey. The sweetly scented flowers are white, pinkish or cream. The fruits are red, shaped like a top, up to 4 cm (2 in) in diameter.

The synonym specific epithet cauliflorum is from the Latin meaning 'flowers on the trunk'.

Distribution and habitat

Epicharis cuneata is native to portions of Indochina and Malesia, ranging from Myanmar to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines. Its habitat is a variety of forests from sea-level to 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) elevation.

References

  1. de Kok, R. (2024). "Dysoxylum cauliflorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T198108219A203233961. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Epicharis cuneata (Hiern) Harms. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum cauliflorum Hiern". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.; Kiew, Ruth (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 156–158. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
Taxon identifiers
Epicharis cuneata
Dysoxylum cuneatum
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