Pleiospermium latialatum
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| Pleiospermium latialatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Pleiospermium |
| Species: | P. latialatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleiospermium latialatum | |
Pleiospermium latialatum is a plant in the family Rutaceae. It is native to Borneo.[3]
Pleiospermium latialatum grows as a shrub or tree up to 25 m (80 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of 30 cm (12 in). The leaves are lanceolate to elliptic or oblong and measure up to 15 cm (6 in) long and 7 cm (3 in) wide. The inflorescences are axillary or in panicles. The roundish fruits measure up to 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter.[3]
Taxonomy
Pleiospermium latialatum was described in 1939 by the American botanist Walter Tennyson Swingle.[2] The type specimen was collected in the Tawau Division of Sabah on Borneo. The specific epithet latialatum means 'broad wing', referring to the leaf stalk (or petiole).[3]