Palaquium rivulare
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| Palaquium rivulare | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Genus: | Palaquium |
| Species: | P. rivulare |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaquium rivulare | |
Palaquium rivulare is a species of tree in the family Sapotaceae.[2] It is native to Borneo.
Palaquium rivulare grows up to 20 metres (70 ft) tall. The bark is pale brown. Inflorescences bear up to 10 brownish flowers.[3]
Taxonomy
Palaquium rivulare was first described by Dutch botanist Herman Johannes Lam in the Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg in 1927.[4] The type specimen was collected on Borneo. The specific epithet rivulare means 'inhabiting rivers'.[3]
