''Chionanthus rugosus'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is greyish. The fruit is green, ovoid, up to long. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''rugosus'' is from the
Latin meaning "rough", referring to the fruit. Its habitat is lowland mixed
dipterocarp forest. ''C. rugosus'' is
endemic to
Borneo.
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rugosus
''Rugosus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae
The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek ''dytikos'' (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually an ...
Endemic flora of Borneo
Trees of Borneo
Plants described in 1980
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