Xylocarpus moluccensis

Xylocarpus moluccensis
	Young tree with fruit and flower buds
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Xylocarpus
Species:	X. moluccensis
Binomial name
	Xylocarpus moluccensis; (Lam.) M.Roem.[2]
Synonyms[2]
	Carapa borneensis Becc.; Carapa indica A.Juss.; Carapa moluccensis Lam.; Granatum moluccense (Lam.) Kuntze; Guarea oblongifolia Griff.;

Xylocarpus moluccensis is a tree in the family Meliaceae. It is named for the Moluccas archipelago (now Maluku Islands).[3]

Description

Plate in The Flora Sylvatica for Southern India, 1869–73

Xylocarpus moluccensis grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 70 centimetres (28 in). The flowers are creamy-white. The roundish fruits measure up to 11 cm (4 in) in diameter.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Xylocarpus moluccensis grows naturally from the Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh through Mainland Southeast Asia and Malesia to tropical Australia.[1][3] Its habitat is mangrove swamps.[3]

References

Ellison, J.; Koedam, N.E.; Wang, Y.; Primavera, J.; Jin Eong, O.; Wan-Hong Yong, J. & Ngoc Nam, V. (2010). "Xylocarpus moluccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178805A7611857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T178805A7611857.en.
"Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem". The Plant List. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.; Kiew, Ruth (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 216, 218. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

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[iucn-1] Ellison, J.; Koedam, N.E.; Wang, Y.; Primavera, J.; Jin Eong, O.; Wan-Hong Yong, J. & Ngoc Nam, V. (2010). "Xylocarpus moluccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178805A7611857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T178805A7611857.en.

[TPL-2] "Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem". The Plant List. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[TFSS-3] Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.; Kiew, Ruth (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 216, 218. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Retrieved 16 March 2014.