Maclurodendron porteri
Species of tree
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Maclurodendron porteri is a tree in the family Rutaceae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Maclurodendron |
| Species: | M. porteri |
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Description
Distribution and habitat
Maclurodendron porteri grows naturally in Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and the Philippines. Its habitat is forests from sea level to 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) elevation.[3]
Taxonomy
It was first described in 1875 as Acronychia porteri by Joseph Dalton Hooker,[4][5] but in 1982 was assigned to the genus, Maclurodendron by Thomas Gordon Hartley.[4][6]
