Melanochyla axillaris
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| Melanochyla axillaris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Melanochyla |
| Species: | M. axillaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanochyla axillaris | |
Melanochyla axillaris is a flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to Borneo.[3]
Melanochyla axillaris grows as a tree up to 24 m (80 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 20 cm (8 in). The leaves are oblanceolate and measure up to 67 cm (26 in) long and to 16.5 cm (6.5 in) wide. The inflorescences are in panicles. The fruits are rusty and measure up to 3 cm (1.2 in) wide.[3]
Taxonomy
Melanochyla axillaris was first described by English botanist Henry Nicholas Ridley in 1933 in the Kew Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (now Kew Bulletin).[2] The type specimen was collected in Sarawak on Borneo. The specific epithet axillaris means 'in an axil', referring to the habit of the flowers.[3]