''Palaquium rostratum'' 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 ...
''rostratum'' means "beaked", likely referring to the fruit.
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Description
''Palaquium rostratum'' grows up to tall. The bark is greyish brown. Inflorescences bear up to two brownish tomentose flowers. The fruits are ellipsoid, up to long. The timber is used for furniture-making.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Palaquium rostratum'' is native to Thailand and Malesia. Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp 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 from sea level to altitude.[
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References
rostratum
Trees of Thailand
Trees of Malesia
Plants described in 1861
Taxa named by William Burck
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