Biology:Mastixia glauca
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Short description: Species of tree
| Mastixia glauca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Nyssaceae |
| Genus: | Mastixia |
| Species: | M. glauca
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| Binomial name | |
| Mastixia glauca K.M.Matthew[2]
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Mastixia glauca is a tree in the family Nyssaceae. The specific epithet glauca is from the Greek meaning "bluish-grey", referring to the colour of the leaf underside.[3]
Description
Mastixia glauca grows as a tree measuring up to 15 metres (50 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 25 centimetres (10 in). The pale green fruits are oblong-ovoid and measure up to 4 cm (2 in) long.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Mastixia glauca is endemic to Borneo and confined to Malaysia's Sarawak state where it is known only from Mount Santubong.[1][2] Its habitat is mixed dipterocarp forests at around 100 metres (300 ft) altitude.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Mastixia glauca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T31893A9662557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31893A9662557.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/31893/9662557. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mastixia glauca". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=122081. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chung, R. C. K. (1995). "Mastixia glauca K.M.Matthew". in Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 203. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
Wikidata ☰ Q5458692 entry
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