''Maclurodendron porteri'' is a tree in the family
Rutaceae.
Description
''Maclurodendron porteri'' grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The fruits are roundish to
ovoid
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and measure up to in diameter. The wood is locally used in construction.
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Distribution and habitat
''Maclurodendron porteri'' grows naturally in Burma, Thailand, Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and the Philippines. Its habitat is forests from sea-level to altitude.[
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Taxonomy
It was first described in 1875 as ''Acronychia porteri'' by Joseph Dalton Hooker,[ but in 1982 was assigned to the genus, '']Maclurodendron
''Maclurodendron'' is a plant genus in the family Rutaceae. It was first described in 1982 by Thomas Gordon Hartley.
It consists of six evergreen tree species in particular native to Vietnam, China, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo. They are dio ...
'' by Thomas Gordon Hartley.[
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References
porteri
Trees of Myanmar
Trees of Thailand
Trees of Malesia
Plants described in 1875
Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker
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