Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum

Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Dysoxylum
Species:	D. cyrtobotryum
Binomial name
	Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum; Miq.[1]
Synonyms[1]
	List Alliaria cyrtobotrya Kuntze ; Alliaria lobbii Kuntze ; Alliaria multijuga Kuntze ; Dysoxylum alternatum Ridl. ; Dysoxylum andamanicum King ; Dysoxylum biloculare Koord. & Valeton ; Dysoxylum blumei Miq. ; Dysoxylum cochinchinense Pierre ; Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum f. borneense Miq. ; Dysoxylum grandifolium Merr. ; Dysoxylum harmandianum Pierre ; Dysoxylum hexandrum Merr. ; Dysoxylum heyneanum Valeton ex K.Heyne ; Dysoxylum kinabaluense Merr. ; Dysoxylum lobbii C.DC. ; Dysoxylum oblongifoliolum Quisumb. & Merr. ; Dysoxylum panayense Merr. ; Dysoxylum racemosum King ; Dysoxylum tpongense Pierre ; Dysoxylum venulosum King ;

Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet cyrtobotryum is from the Greek meaning "curved fruits".[2]

Description

The tree grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 60 centimetres (24 in). The bark is brownish grey. The fragrant flowers are yellow, sometimes with a pinkish apex. The orange-red fruits are round to fig-shaped, measuring up to 5 cm (2 in) in diameter.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indochina and Malesia. Its habitat is forests from sea-level to 1,800 metres (6,000 ft) altitude.[2]

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References

"Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum Miq". The Plant List. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum Miq.". 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). 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 160–162. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

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[TPL-1] "Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum Miq". The Plant List. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[TFSS-2] Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum Miq.". 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). 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 160–162. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.