''Madhuca woodii'' is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. It is named for the botanist

Geoffrey Wood Geoffrey Dayrell Wood (17 August 1891 – 13 October 1915) was an English first-class cricketer. Wood was the second of six boys born to Ernest Richard Wood and his wife, Katherine Grace Wood. He was educated at Cheltenham College, before ...

Description

''Madhuca woodii'' grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . Inflorescences bear up to seven flowers.

Distribution and habitat

''Madhuca woodii'' is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forest from altitude.

Conservation

''Madhuca woodii'' 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

woodii Endemic flora of Borneo Trees of Borneo Plants described in 1960 {{Sapotaceae-stub