''Alangium longiflorum'' is a tree in the dogwood family

Cornaceae The Cornaceae are a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants in the order Cornales. The family contains approximately 85 species in two genera, ''Alangium'' and ''Cornus''. They are mostly trees and shrubs, which may be deciduous or evergreen, alt ...

. The specific epithet ' is from the

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meaning "long flowers".

Description

''Alangium longiflorum'' grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The smooth bark is dark brown. The flowers are white. The ellipsoid to ovoid fruits ripen pinkish and measure up to long.

Distribution and habitat

''Alangium longiflorum'' grows naturally in

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and the

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. Its habitat is forests from sea-level to altitude.

References

longiflorum Trees of Borneo Trees of the Philippines Plants described in 1912 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{tree-stub