''Madhuca sessilis'' is a tree 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 ...
''sessilis'' means "without stalk", referring to the leaves.
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Description
''Madhuca sessilis'' grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is greyish brown. Inflorescences bear two to three flowers. The fruits are purplish-green, round, up to in diameter.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Madhuca sessilis'' 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 ...
, Singapore and Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest.
References
sessilis
Trees of Sumatra
Trees of Singapore
Trees of Borneo
Plants described in 1906
Taxa named by Charles Baehni
Taxa named by George King (botanist)
Taxa named by James Sykes Gamble
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