Dysoxylum alliaceum

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

Dysoxylum alliaceum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: 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.

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 native to 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) elevation.[3]

References
  1. Barstow, M. (2018). "Dysoxylum alliaceum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T33719A68080878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T33719A68080878.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Dysoxylum alliaceum (Blume) Blume". The Plant List. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum alliaceum (Blume) Blume". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.; Kiew, Ruth (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 151–152, 153. ISBN 978-983-2181-89-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.


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