Biology:Palaquium
| Palaquium | |
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| Palaquium gutta[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapotoideae |
| Genus: | Palaquium Blanco[1] |
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Palaquium is a genus of about 120 species of trees in the family Sapotaceae.[4] Their range is from India across Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, and Australasia, to the western Pacific Islands.[3][5]
Description
Within their range, Palaquium species are mostly found in the Philippines and Borneo. In Borneo, many species are recorded in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.[5]
The leaves are typically spirally arranged and often clustered near twig ends. Flowers are mostly bisexual, though some unisexual instances are known. Fruits are one- or two-seeded with rare instances of several seeds. Palaquium habitats are coastal, lowland mixed dipterocarp, swamp, and montane forests.[5]
Some species, for example Palaquium gutta, are well known for producing gutta-percha latex.[5]
Species
(As of November 2013) The Plant List recognises 120 accepted species:[6]
References
- ↑ "Palaquium". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=145644. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ 1897 illustration from Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, as Palaquium oblongifolium, synonym of P. gutta
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Stevens, Peter F. (2001). "Ericales; Sapotoideae; Palaquium". Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/orders/ericalesweb.htm#Sapotoideae.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Mohtar, A.P. Abang Mohd. (April 2002). "Palaquium Blanco". in Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 271–312. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSS.vol4_5_6.pdf. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "Palaquium". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Sapotaceae/Palaquium/. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q160364 entry
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