''Palaquium walsurifolium'' is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The

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''walsurifolium'' refers to similarity of the tree's leaves to those of the genus ''

Walsura ''Walsura''Roxburgh W (1814) ''Hort. Bengal.'' 32; ''Fl. Ind.'' ii. 386 (1832). is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae. Species Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online databas ...

''.

Description

''Palaquium walsurifolium'' grows up to tall. The bark is rusty brown. Inflorescences bear up to five flowers. The fruits are

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, up to in diameter.

Distribution and habitat

''Palaquium walsurifolium'' 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 ...

, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Its habitat is peat swamp, lowland mixed dipterocarp and alluvial forests.

References

walsurifolium Trees of Sumatra Trees of Peninsular Malaysia Trees of Borneo Plants described in 1909 {{Sapotaceae-stub