''Madhuca hirtiflora'' is a plant in the family Sapotaceae. 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 ...

''hirtiflora'' means "hairy flowers".

Description

''Madhuca hirtiflora'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . Its bark is greyish brown. Inflorescences bear up to six flowers. The fruit is greyish, ellipsoid, up to long.

Distribution and habitat

''Madhuca hirtiflora'' is native to

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 and Borneo. Its habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forest from altitude.

Conservation

''Madhuca hirtiflora'' has been assessed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The species is threatened by logging and conversion of land for

palm oil Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 33% of global oils produced from ...

plantations.

References

hirtiflora Trees of Sumatra Trees of Peninsular Malaysia Trees of Borneo Plants described in 1923 {{Sapotaceae-stub