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Bhesa robusta

(Roxb.) Ding Hou

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Bhesa robusta is a species of plant in the Centroplacaceae family. It is a tree native to Indochina (Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam), southeastern China, Nepal and the eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical moist lowland forests, typically dipterocarp forests, up to 1,100 metres (3,610 ft) elevation. The species was first described as Celastrus robustus by William Roxburgh in 1824. In 1958 Ding Hou placed the species in genus Bhesa as B. robusta.

Description

A tropical tree in the family Centroplacaceae (also classified in Celastraceae).

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam,

Notes

Also put in the family Celastraceae.

References (2)

  • Dodo, 2015, Keanekaragaman dan konservasi Tumbuhan Buah Langka Indonesia. Pusat Konservasi Tumbuhan Kebun Raya – LIPI. Warta Kebun Raya 13(2)
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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