Biology:Cratoxylum maingayi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Cratoxylum |
| Species: | C. maingayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cratoxylum maingayi Dyer
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Cratoxylum maingayi is a flowering tree in the family Hypericaceae. The species is harvested for derum timber for limited local use.[1]
Description
Cratoxylum maingayi grows as a shrub or tree measuring up to 10 metres (30 ft) tall with a diameter of up to 10 centimetres (4 in). The brown bark is smooth to fissured.[3] The leaves are opposite and have leaf stalks. The leaf blades are leathery in texture and a wide oval shape with a pointed tip.[4] The flowers are pale pink. The fruits measure up to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) long.[3]
Taxonomy
Cratoxylum maingayi was described by British botanist William Turner Thiselton-Dyer in 1874.[2] It is named for the botanist Alexander Carroll Maingay.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Cratoxylum maingayi grows naturally in Indochina, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Its habitat is lowland forests.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oldfield, S. (2024). "Cratoxylum maingayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T33937A212029220.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/33937/212029220.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cratoxylum maingayi Dyer" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/433063-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Wong, K. M. (1995). "Cratoxylum maingayi Dyer". in Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 225–226. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "NParks | Cratoxylum maingayi". https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/3/6/3685.
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