''Palaquium pseudorostratum'' 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 ...
''pseudorostratum'' is for the species' similarity to ''
Palaquium rostratum''.
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Description
''Palaquium pseudorostratum'' grows up to tall. The bark is reddish brown. Inflorescences bear up to four flowers. The fruits are up to long.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Palaquium pseudorostratum'' is native to Borneo and the Philippines. Its habitat is swamp and ''kerangas
The Sundaland heath forest, also known as ''Kerangas'' forest, is a type of tropical moist forest found on the island of Borneo, which is divided between Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia, as well as on the Indonesian islands of Belitung and Bangk ...
'' forests.
References
pseudorostratum
Plants described in 1927
Trees of Borneo
Trees of the Philippines
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