Palaquium
Genus of trees
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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]
| Palaquium | |
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| Palaquium gutta[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapotoideae |
| Genus: | Palaquium Blanco[2] |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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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 February 2026[update] Plants of the World Online accepts 120 species:[6]
- Palaquium abundantiflorum H.J.Lam
- Palaquium amboinense Burck
- Palaquium annamense Lecomte
- Palaquium barnesii Merr.
- Palaquium bataanense Merr.
- Palaquium beccarianum (Pierre) P.Royen
- Palaquium bintuluense Chantar.
- Palaquium bourdillonii Brandis
- Palaquium brassii H.J.Lam
- Palaquium burckii H.J.Lam
- Palaquium calophyllum (Teijsm. & Binn.) Pierre ex Burck
- Palaquium canaliculatum (Thwaites) Engl.
- Palaquium clarkeanum King & Gamble
- Palaquium cochleariifolium P.Royen
- Palaquium confertum H.J.Lam
- Palaquium crassifolium Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium cryptocariifolium P.Royen
- Palaquium cuprifolium Elmer
- Palaquium dasyphyllum Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium decurrens H.J.Lam
- Palaquium densivenium K.Krause
- Palaquium dubardii Elmer
- Palaquium edenii Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium elegans Griffoen & H.J.Lam
- Palaquium ellipticum (Dalzell) Baill.
- Palaquium elliptilimbum Merr.
- Palaquium elongatum Merr.
- Palaquium eriocalyx H.J.Lam
- Palaquium erythrospermum H.J.Lam
- Palaquium ferrugineum Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium fidjiense Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium firmum C.T.White
- Palaquium formosanum Hayata
- Palaquium foxworthyi Merr.
- Palaquium galactoxylum (F.Muell.) H.J.Lam
- Palaquium garrettii Fletcher
- Palaquium gigantifolium Merr.
- Palaquium glabrifolium Merr.
- Palaquium glabrum Merr.
- Palaquium globosum H.J.Lam
- Palaquium grande (Thwaites) Engl.
- Palaquium gutta (Hook.) Burck
- Palaquium hansenii Chantaranothai
- Palaquium herveyi King & Gamble
- Palaquium heterosepalum Merr.
- Palaquium hexandrum (Griff.) Baill.
- Palaquium hinmolpedda P.Royen
- Palaquium hispidum H.J.Lam
- Palaquium hornei (Hartog ex Baker) Dubard
- Palaquium impressionervium Ng
- Palaquium karrak Kaneh.
- Palaquium kinabaluense P.Royen
- Palaquium laevifolium (Thwaites) Engl.
- Palaquium lanceolatum Blanco
- Palaquium leiocarpum Boerl.
- Palaquium lisophyllum Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium lobbianum Burck
- Palaquium loheri Merr.
- Palaquium luzoniense (Fern.-Vill.) Vidal
- Palaquium macrocarpum Burck
- Palaquium maingayi (C.B.Clarke) Engl.
- Palaquium majas H.J.Lam
- Palaquium maliliense P.Royen
- Palaquium masuui P.Royen
- Palaquium merrillii Dubard
- Palaquium microphyllum King & Gamble
- Palaquium mindanaense Merr.
- Palaquium montanum Elmer
- Palaquium morobense P.Royen
- Palaquium multiflorum Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium neoebudicum Guillaumin
- Palaquium njatoh Burck
- Palaquium obovatum (Griff.) Engl.
- Palaquium obtusifolium Burck
- Palaquium oleosum Burck
- Palaquium ottolanderi Koord. & Valeton
- Palaquium oxleyanum Pierre
- Palaquium pauciflorum (Thwaites) Engl.
- Palaquium petiolare (Thwaites) Engl.
- Palaquium philippense (Perr.) C.B.Rob.
- Palaquium pierrei Burck
- Palaquium pinnatinervium Elmer
- Palaquium polyandrum C.B.Rob.
- Palaquium polyanthum (Wall. ex G.Don) Baill.
- Palaquium porphyreum A.C.Sm. & S.P.Darwin
- Palaquium pseudocalophyllum H.J.Lam
- Palaquium pseudocuneatum H.J.Lam
- Palaquium pseudorostratum H.J.Lam
- Palaquium quercifolium (de Vriese) Burck
- Palaquium ravii Sasidh. & Vink
- Palaquium regina-montium Ng
- Palaquium ridleyi King & Gamble
- Palaquium rigidum Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium rioense H.J.Lam
- Palaquium rivulare H.J.Lam
- Palaquium rostratum (Miq.) Burck
- Palaquium rubiginosum (Thwaites) Engl.
- Palaquium rufolanigerum P.Royen
- Palaquium sambasense Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium semaram H.J.Lam
- Palaquium sericeum H.J.Lam
- Palaquium simun P.Royen
- Palaquium sorsogonense Elmer ex H.J.Lam
- Palaquium stehlinii Christoph.
- Palaquium stellatum King & Gamble
- Palaquium stipulare Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium sukoei C.E.C.Fisch.
- Palaquium sumatranum Burck
- Palaquium supfianum Schltr.
- Palaquium tenuifolium K.Krause
- Palaquium tenuipetiolatum Merr.
- Palaquium thwaitesii Trimen
- Palaquium tjipetirense H.J.Lam
- Palaquium vexillatum P.Royen
- Palaquium vidalii Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium vitilevuense Gilly ex Royen
- Palaquium walsurifolium Pierre ex Dubard
- Palaquium warburgianum Schltr. ex K.Krause
- Palaquium xanthochymum (de Vriese) Pierre ex Burck
- Palaquium zeylanicum Verdc.
