Biology:Kayea ferruginea

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Kayea ferruginea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Calophyllaceae
Genus: Kayea
Species:
K. ferruginea
Binomial name
Kayea ferruginea
Pierre
Synonyms[2]
  • Kayea acuminatissima Merr.
  • Kayea macrocarpa Pierre
  • Mesua acuminatissima (Merr.) Kosterm.
  • Mesua ferruginea (Pierre) Kosterm.
  • Mesua macrocarpa (Pierre) Kosterm.

Kayea ferruginea is a species of flowering plant belonging to Calophyllaceae family.[3] It is a free native to southern Indochina (Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam), Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Borneo.[2] It grows in lowland tropical moist forests, typically along streams at low elevations.[1]

The local or common name has been said to be Sembawang tree in a paper. Thus, giving the area of Sembawang its name.[4]

It grows 8 to 12 metres tall.[1] The fruits are 6 cm across, enveloped in four loose leathery fleshy sepals. Flowers found in short, axillary panicles and leaves are elliptic of 8 x 3 to 12 x 4.5 cm size.

In Peninsular Malaysia the species has been recorded in Eastern Johore, Sungei Endau southwards, Pahang, Ayer Etam, Kelantan, Temangan.[5]

The species was described by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre in 1885.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 de Kok, R. (2023). "Kayea ferruginea" (in en). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T213316225A213399446.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/213316225/213399446. Retrieved 27 April 2026. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Kayea ferruginea Pierre". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:428687-1. 
  3. Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
  4. Ridley, H. N. and Curtis, C., (1897) Article in the Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society No. 30
  5. Ridley, H. N. (1922) Kayea ferruginea Pierre in Flora (1) and Tree flora of Malaya Vol. 2 (1973) For department of Ministry of primary industries, Malaysia page no.230

Wikidata ☰ Q6380546 entry