Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum
Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae; its common name is ivory mahogany.[1]. "Igyo" is its native name in the Philippines.
| Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum | |
|---|---|
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| Ivory mahogany near Lacey Creek, Queensland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Dysoxylum |
| Species: | D. gaudichaudianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum Hyland, 1983 | |
Taxonomy
Named for French botanist Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré; also named D. decandrum.
Description
Large tree of the Mahogany family, up to 36 metres (118 ft) in height; notable for large compound leaves with conspicuous uneven bases, which tend to radiate into spherical clumps.
Clusters of large pinnately compound leaves
Distribution and habitat
Occurs in Malesia, Christmas Island, Australia from the Cape York Peninsula to the Mary River, South East Queensland, and islands of the South-West Pacific, in lowland rainforest to 300m abl. It is also found in the Philippines.
References
- Cooper, Wendy. "Fruits of the Australian tropical rainforest" (2004): 268.
External links
- "Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants.
- "Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum (A.Juss.) Miq". Atlas of Living Australia.
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