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

Dysoxylum excelsum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Dysoxylum
Species:	D. excelsum
Binomial name
Dysoxylum excelsum Blume[1]
Synonyms[1]
List Alliaria procera Kuntze Dysoxylum altissimum Merr. Dysoxylum arnoldianum K.Schum Dysoxylum excelsum var. hasseltii Miq. Dysoxylum excelsum var. parvifolium Koord. & Valeton Dysoxylum excelsum var. pedicellatum Koord. & Valeton Dysoxylum gobara (Buch.-Ham.) Merr. Dysoxylum hasseltii (Miq.) Koord. & Valeton Dysoxylum havilandii Ridl. Dysoxylum hubertii Harms Dysoxylum macgregorii C.DC. Dysoxylum microbotrys King Dysoxylum motleyanum (C.DC.) Ridl. Dysoxylum pallidum Merr. Dysoxylum peerisiae Kosterm. Dysoxylum procerum var. integrum C.DC. Dysoxylum procerum var. macranthum C.DC. Dysoxylum procerum var. motleyanum C.DC. Dysoxylum turbinatum King Guarea disyphonia Griff. Guarea gobara Buch.-Ham. Hartighsea excelsa (Blume) A.Juss. Hartighsea gobara Wight & Arn. ex Voigt

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

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

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