''Madhuca malaccensis'' is a tree in the family
Sapotaceae. It is named after
Malacca
Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site si ...
in
Peninsular Malaysia.
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Description
''Madhuca malaccensis'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is greyish brown. Inflorescences bear up to eight flowers. The fruits are oblong, up to long.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Madhuca malaccensis'' is native to 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 and Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest to altitude.
References
malaccensis
Trees of Thailand
Trees of Sumatra
Trees of Malaya
Trees of Borneo
Plants described in 1882
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