Prasoxylon excelsum

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Prasoxylon excelsum is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet excelsum is from the Latin meaning 'tall'.[2]

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
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Prasoxylon excelsum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Prasoxylon
Species:
P. excelsum
Binomial name
Prasoxylon excelsum
(Spreng.) Mabb. (2021)
Synonyms[1]
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  • Alliaria procera Kuntze (1891)
  • Azedarach nigrum Noronha (1790), nom. nud.
  • Dysoxylum altissimum Merr. (1904)
  • Dysoxylum arnoldianum K.Schum (1889)
  • Dysoxylum excelsum (Spreng.) Blume ex G.Don (1831)
  • Dysoxylum excelsum var. hasseltii Miq. (1868)
  • Dysoxylum excelsum var. parvifolium Koord. & Valeton (1896)
  • Dysoxylum excelsum var. pedicellatum Koord. & Valeton (1896)
  • Dysoxylum gobara (Buch.-Ham.) Merr. (1942)
  • Dysoxylum hasseltii (Miq.) Koord. & Valeton (1897)
  • Dysoxylum havilandii Ridl. (1930)
  • Dysoxylum hubertii Harms (1941)
  • Dysoxylum macgregorii C.DC. (1903)
  • Dysoxylum microbotrys King (1895)
  • Dysoxylum motleyanum (C.DC.) Ridl. (1930)
  • Dysoxylum pallidum Merr. (1914)
  • Dysoxylum peerisiae Kosterm. (1982)
  • Dysoxylum procerum Hiern (1875), nom. illeg.
  • Dysoxylum procerum var. integrum C.DC. (1878)
  • Dysoxylum procerum var. macranthum C.DC. (1902)
  • Dysoxylum procerum var. motleyanum C.DC. (1878)
  • Dysoxylum turbinatum King (1895)
  • Epicharis procera (Hiern) Pierre (1896), nom. illeg.
  • Guarea acuminata Wall. (1829), not validly publ.
  • Guarea disyphonia Griff. (1854)
  • Guarea gobara Buch.-Ham. (1832)
  • Guarea oblonga Wall. (1829), not validly publ.
  • Guarea procera Wall. (1829), not validly publ.
  • Hartighsea excelsa (Spreng.) A.Juss. (1830 publ. 1831)
  • Hartighsea gobara Wight & Arn. ex Voigt (1845)
  • Macrochiton excelsum (Spreng.) M.Roem. (1846)
  • Trichilia excelsa Spreng. (1827)
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Description

The tree grows up to 36 metres (120 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (31 in). The sweetly scented flowers are cream-coloured or pinkish white. The fruits are brown when ripe, roundish to pear-shaped and measure up to 5 cm (2 in) in diameter.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Prasoxylon excelsum is found in Sri Lanka, Nepal, northeast India, southern China, Indochina, and throughout Malesia and Papuasia. Its habitat is rain forest from sea-level to 1,000 metres (3,000 ft) elevation.[2]

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