Gonystylus maingayi

Gonystylus maingayi grows as a tree up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (31 in). Bark is grey to brown. The fruit is round, dark brown, up to 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in diameter. Its habitat is swamps from sea-level to 150 metres (500 ft) altitude. G. maingayi is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo.[1]

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

References

  1. Tawan, C. S. (September 2004). "Gonystylus maingayi Hook.f.". 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. pp. 465–466. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.


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