Trichadenia philippinensis
Merr.
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Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
gbif· cc0
Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
gbif· cc0
Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
Description
A tree. It grows 25-33 m tall. The trunk is 1 m across. It has buttresses about 2 m high. The are like planks. The bark is rough and cracked. The crown is fairly compact. The leaves are clustered at the ends of the branches. They are 23 cm long by 13 cm wide. They taper to a blunt tip. The flowering shoots are 25 cm long. The flowers are in groups of 2-3 in the axils of leaves. They are greenish yellow. The fruit are round and 2.5 cm across.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It is usually at low altitudes.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Solomon Islands,
Notes
It has also been put in the families Flacourtiaceae and Salicaceae.
Synonyms
References (2)
- Foreman, D. B., 1971, A checklist of the Vascular Plants of Bougainville with Descriptions of some Common Forest Trees. Botany Bulletin No. 5. Department of Botany. p 174
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
