Biology:Diospyros havilandii

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Short description: Species of tree

Diospyros havilandii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species:
D. havilandii
Binomial name
Diospyros havilandii
Bakh.[1]

Diospyros havilandii is a tree in the family Ebenaceae. It grows up to 13 metres (40 ft) tall. Twigs are reddish brown when young, drying whitish. Inflorescences bear up to five flowers. The fruits are ellipsoid to round, drying black, up to 1.6 cm (0.6 in) in diameter. The tree is named for the British naturalist G. D. Haviland. Its habitat is peat swamp forests. D. havilandii is endemic to Borneo and confined to Sarawak.[2]

References

  1. "Diospyros havilandii". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2769880. Retrieved 10 January 2014. 
  2. Francis S.P. Ng (April 2002). "Diospyros havilandii Bakh.". in Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 66–67. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSS.vol4_5_6.pdf. Retrieved 10 January 2014. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15341899 entry