Biology:Dacryodes patentinervia
| Dacryodes patentinervia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Dacryodes |
| Species: | D. patentinervia
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| Binomial name | |
| Dacryodes patentinervia (Leenh.) P.S.Ashton
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Dacryodes patentinervia is a tree in the family Burseraceae. It is endemic to Borneo, whereby it is known locally as sabal, sibut or seladah.
Names
The species was mistakenly identified as Dacryodes expansa.[3] It was also formerly classified as a subspecies of Dacryodes macrocarpa.[3]
It is known as sabal in Brunei and by the Iban people, sibut by the Tutong and Dusun people in Brunei, and seladah in Sarawak.[4]
Description
Dacryodes patentinervia grows to 35 metres (115 ft) tall and 80 centimetres (31 in) in diameter.[5] The buttresses are narrow and the bark is thin, flaky and pale yellow-brown in colour.[5] The male flower is trimerous.[5] The fruit is ellipsoid, grows up to 5 by 3 centimetres (2.0 in × 1.2 in), and is apple red in colour.[5]
Distribution and habitat
Dacryodes patentinervia is endemic to northwest Borneo, from the Rejang valley in Sarawak to as far as Bukit Hampuan in Sabah.[5] It grows most abundantly in mixed dipterocarp forest.[5] It can be found from sea level up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) elevation.[5]
Uses
The fruit is used as a laxative.[3]
References
Footnotes
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (2021). "Dacryodes patentinervia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T136620421A136620434. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T136620421A136620434.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136620421/136620434. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ↑ "Dacryodes patentinervia (Leenh.) P.S.Ashton | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20012377-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ashton 2002, p. 212.
- ↑ Ashton 2002, pp. 211-212.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Ashton 2002, p. 211.
Bibliography
- Ashton, P.S. (2002). "Taxonomic Notes on the Tree Flora of Brunei: 1". Gardens' Bulletin Singapore (57): 207–216. https://www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg/research/publications/gardens-bulletin-singapore/-/media/sbg/gardens-bulletin/4-4-54-2-07-y2002-v54p2-gbs-pg-207.pdf. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q15544260 entry
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