Alangium havilandii is a tree in the dogwood family Cornaceae. It is named for the British surgeon and naturalist George Darby Haviland.[3]
Alangium havilandii | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Cornales |
Family: | Cornaceae |
Genus: | Alangium |
Species: | A. havilandii |
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Alangium havilandii Bloemb.[2] | |
Alangium havilandii grows as a tree up to 25 metres (80 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 30 cm (12 in). The smooth bark is greyish. The ellipsoid-ovoid fruits ripen pink and measure up to 1.8 cm (1 in) long.[3]
Alangium havilandii is endemic to Borneo.[2][3] Its habitat is lowland peat swamp forest.[3]
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