Biology:Cratoxylum maingayi

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Cratoxylum maingayi
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Cratoxylum
Species:
C. maingayi
Binomial name
Cratoxylum maingayi
Dyer[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cratoxylum acuminatum Merr.
  • Cratoxylum harmandii Pierre
  • Cratoxylum parvifolium Merr.
  • Cratoxylum subglaucum Merr.

Cratoxylum maingayi is a plant in the family Hypericaceae. It is named for the botanist Alexander Carroll Maingay.[3]

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. The flowers are pale pink. The fruits measure up to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) long.[3] The trees are cut for derum timber for limited local use.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Cratoxylum maingayi grows naturally in Indochina, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Its habitat is lowland forests.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Cratoxylum maingayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T33937A9823300. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33937A9823300.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/33937/9823300. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Cratoxylum maingayi Dyer". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2742425. Retrieved 12 July 2014. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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. 

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