Melanochyla elmeri
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| Melanochyla elmeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Melanochyla |
| Species: | M. elmeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanochyla elmeri | |
Melanochyla elmeri is a flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to Borneo.[3]
Melanochyla elmeri grows as a tree up to 30 m (100 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 40 cm (16 in). The fissured bark is brown to grey. The leathery leaves are oblong or obovate and measure up to 23 cm (9 in) long and to 7.5 cm (3 in) wide. The inflorescences, in panicles, feature white flowers. The smooth, ellipsoid fruits measure up to 2.5 cm (1 in) long.[3]
Taxonomy
Melanochyla elmeri was first described in 1929 by American botanist Elmer Drew Merrill in the University of California Publications in Botany.[2] The type specimen was collected in Sabah in Borneo. The specific epithet elmeri honours the American botanist Adolph D. E. Elmer.[3]