''Allantospermum borneense'' is a tree in the family

Irvingiaceae Irvingiaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 13 species in the 3 genera ''Allantospermum'', ''Irvingia'' and ''Klainedoxa''. '' Desbordesia'', formerly accepted is now included in ''Irvingia''. The family is named for the Scottish ...

. The

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' is from the

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meaning "of Borneo".

Description

''Allantospermum borneense'' grows as a large tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to and large, spreading

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. The mostly smooth bark is pale brown with grey patches. The twigs are brown and slender. The flowers are white. The

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fruits measure up to long.

Distribution and habitat

''Allantospermum borneense'' grows naturally in

Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia ( ms, Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: سمننجڠ مليسيا), or the States of Malaya ( ms, Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu; Jawi: نڬري-نڬري تانه ملايو), also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, ...

and

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. Its main habitat is mixed

dipterocarp Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 16 genera and about 695 known species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees. The family name, from the type genus ''Dipterocarpus'', is derived from Greek (''di'' = two, ''pteron'' = wing and ''karpos'' = fru ...

forest.

References

Irvingiaceae Trees of Peninsular Malaysia Trees of Borneo Plants described in 1965 {{rosid-tree-stub