Gonystylus velutinus

Gonystylus velutinus grows as a tree up to 35 metres (115 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 70 centimetres (28 in). Bark is pale to reddish brown. The fruit is ellipsoid, brown, up to 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) long. Its habitat is forest from sea-level to 100 metres (330 ft) altitude. G. velutinus is found in Sumatra and Borneo.[1]

Gonystylus velutinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Gonystylus
Species:
G. velutinus
Binomial name
Gonystylus velutinus

References

  1. Tawan, C. S. (September 2004). "Gonystylus velutinus Airy Shaw". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. p. 473. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.


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