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Palaquium walsurifolium
Palaquium walsurifolium is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet walsurifolium refers to similarity of the tree's leaves to those of the genus Walsura.
From the article Palaquium walsurifolium on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Palaquium walsurifolium grows up to 30 m (100 ft) tall. The bark is rusty brown. Inflorescences bear up to five flowers. The roundish fruits measure up to 1.8 cm (1 in) in diameter.
Range & habitat
Palaquium walsurifolium is native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Its habitat is peat swamp and lowland mixed dipterocarp and alluvial forests.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
At the table
The latex of Palaquium walsurifolium is used to make gutta-percha. The species has edible fruits. Its timber is locally used for furniture and flooring.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Palaquium walsurifolium in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 924797.