Dysoxylum alliaceum

Dysoxylum alliaceum
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Dysoxylum
Species:	D. alliaceum
Binomial name
*Dysoxylum alliaceum* (Blume) Blume^[2]
Synonyms^[2]
List Alliaria acuminatissima Kuntze Alliaria costulata Kuntze Alliaria fraterna Kuntze Alliaria glabra Kuntze Alliaria lampongum Kuntze Alliaria miqueliana Kuntze Alliaria nageliana Kuntze Alliaria similis Kuntze Alliaria thyrsoidea Kuntze Alliaria vrieseana Kuntze Amoora oligosperma (Pierre) Pellegr. Chisocheton dempoensis Baker f. Dysoxylum aculeatissimum Steud. Dysoxylum acuminatissimum Blume Dysoxylum alliaceum var. lanceolatum Koord. & Valeton Dysoxylum alliaceum var. laxiflorum (Blume) A.DC. Dysoxylum archboldianum Merr. & L.M.Perry Dysoxylum brachycalycinum Harms Dysoxylum brevipes Hiern Dysoxylum costulatum (Miq.) Miq. Dysoxylum dempoense (Baker f.) Harms Dysoxylum euphlebium Merr. Dysoxylum fraternum Miq. Dysoxylum glabrum C.DC. Dysoxylum klemmei Merr. Dysoxylum lampongum Miq. Dysoxylum laxiflorum Blume Dysoxylum longifolium Blume Dysoxylum miquelianum C.DC. Dysoxylum monticola Harms Dysoxylum nagelianum C.DC. Dysoxylum platyphyllum Merr. Dysoxylum pulchrum Ridl. Dysoxylum rostratum Merr. Dysoxylum sattelbergense Merr. & L.M.Perry Dysoxylum simile Blume Dysoxylum thyrsoideum Hiern Dysoxylum thyrsoideum var. andamanicum King Dysoxylum vrieseanum C.DC. Guarea alliacea Blume Hartighsea costulata Miq. Prasoxylon alliaceum (Blume) M.Roem.

Dysoxylum alliaceum is a tree in the Meliaceae family. The specific epithet alliaceum is from the Latin meaning "onion-like", referring to the smell of the inner bark.^[3]

Description

The tree grows up to 38 metres (120 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (30 in). The sweetly scented flowers are white or pinkish. The fruits are greenish-white when unripe, red when ripe, roundish, up to 7.5 cm (3 in) in diameter.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Dysoxylum alliaceum is found in the Andaman Islands, Thailand and throughout Malesia to the Solomon Islands and Queensland. Its habitat is rain forests from sea-level to 1,800 metres (6,000 ft) altitude.^[3]

References

↑ Chua, L. S. L. (1998). "Dysoxylum alliaceum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
1 2 "Dysoxylum alliaceum (Blume) Blume". The Plant List. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
1 2 3 Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum alliaceum (Blume) Blume" (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.; Kiew, Ruth. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 151–152, 153. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

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