Gonystylus micranthus
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| Gonystylus micranthus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Gonystylus |
| Species: | G. micranthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonystylus micranthus | |
Gonystylus micranthus is a flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to Borneo.
Gonystylus micranthus grows as a tree up to 25 m (82 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 60 cm (24 in). The bark is dark brown, sometimes flaky. The fruit is dark brown, up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long.[3]
Taxonomy
Gonystylus micranthus was first described in 1950 by English botanist Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw in the Kew Bulletin.[2] The type specimen was collected in Sarawak in Borneo. The specific epithet micranthus means 'small flower'.[3]