| Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M. Roem. |
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| Family : MELIACEAE |
| Notes : non sensu Mabberley nec Arisdason & al. |
| Information on the genus : Xylocarpus |
| Basionym : Carapa moluccensis Lam. |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Carapa moluccensis Lam. (1785) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Carapa rumphii Kostel. (1836) |
| =Xylocarpus rumphii (Kostel.) Mabb. (1982) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Tree 3-15-18 m, lacking buttresses and surface ribbon-like roots; bole usually solitary, to c. 50 cm Ø, frequently of poor form; bark rough, longitudinally fissured, greyish; leaves to 16 cm long, glabrous, drying yellowish green. |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Coastal bushland and thicket on coral; coastal scrub just above high-water mark, especially on sandy soil and coral rocks; mangroves; 1-20 m alt. |
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Drift seeds. |
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Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Andaman and Nicobar Isl., Indonesia, Australia, Fiji, Tonga. |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Checklist Flow. Pl. Sub-Saharan Africa : 445 (2006).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
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| Record n°57232 created 2008-10-20 - modified 2010-08-18 |
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