Cotylelobium melanoxylon

Cotylelobium melanoxylon is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet melanoxylon means "black wood", referring to the dark colour of the tree's wood.[3] It was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1860 as Anisoptera melanoxylon and transferred to Cotylelobium by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre in 1889.[4] It is the provincial tree of Surat Thani Province, Thailand.

Cotylelobium melanoxylon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Cotylelobium
Species:
C. melanoxylon
Binomial name
Cotylelobium melanoxylon
Synonyms[2]
  • Anisoptera melanoxylon Hook.f.
  • Cotylelobium beccarianum (F.Heim) F.Heim
  • Cotylelobium harmandii (F.Heim) F.Heim
  • Cotylelobium leucocarpum Slooten
  • Sunaptea melanoxylon (Hook.f.) Kosterm.
  • Vatica beccariana F.Heim
  • Vatica harmandii F.Heim
  • Vatica melanoxylon (Hook.f.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Miq.

Description

Cotylelobium melanoxylon grows up to 60 metres (200 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m (5 ft). The leathery leaves are lanceolate or ovate or oblong and measure up to 10 cm (4 in) long. The inflorescences measure up to 8 cm (3 in) long and bear cream flowers.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Cotylelobium melanoxylon is native to Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. Its habitat is in kerangas and mixed dipterocarp forests, at elevations up to 750 m (2,500 ft).[1]

References
  1. Barstow, M. (2019). "Cotylelobium melanoxylon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T33070A68069829. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T33070A68069829.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Cotylelobium melanoxylon". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. Ashton, P. S. (2004). "Cotylelobium Pierre". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 83–85. ISBN 983-2181-59-3.
  4. "Cotylelobium melanoxylon". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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