Biology:Bruinsmia styracoides
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Short description: Species of tree
| Bruinsmia styracoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Styracaceae |
| Genus: | Bruinsmia |
| Species: | B. styracoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Bruinsmia styracoides Boerl. & Koord.[2]
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Bruinsmia styracoides is a large tree of tropical Asia in the family Styracaceae. The specific epithet styracoides refers to the tree's resemblance to Styrax officinalis.[3]
Description
Bruinsmia styracoides grows up to 45 metres (150 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 2 m (7 ft) and a large, spreading crown. The grey to grey-brown bark is smooth, fissuring with age. The calyx is cup-shaped with yellow corolla lobes. The dark green fruits are pear-shaped to roundish and measure up to 1 cm (0.4 in) long.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Bruinsmia styracoides is native to Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands, the Philippines and New Guinea.[1] Its habitat is forests from 450 m (1,500 ft) to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) altitude.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Barker, A. (2021). "Bruinsmia styracoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T169004936A169370258. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169004936/169370258. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bruinsmia styracoides Boerl. & Koord". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2684061. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kiew, R. (1995). "Bruinsmia styracoides Boerl. & Koord.". in Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 464, 465. ISBN 978-983-9592-34-4. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSSvol1_3.pdf. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q15316717 entry
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