''Chisocheton setosus'' is a tree in the family
Meliaceae. 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 ...
' is from the
Latin meaning 'with bristly hairs', referring to the fruits.
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Description
The tree grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The unripe fruits are pale yellow.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Chisocheton setosus'' is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is rain forest.[
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References
setosus
Endemic flora of Borneo
Trees of Borneo
Plants described in 1930
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