Xylocarpus moluccensis

Xylocarpus moluccensis is a tree in the family Meliaceae. It is named for the Moluccas archipelago (now Maluku Islands).^[4]

Xylocarpus moluccensis
Young tree with fruit and flower buds
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Xylocarpus
Species:	X. moluccensis
Binomial name
Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem.[2][3]
Synonyms[2]
17 synonyms Carapa moluccensis Lam. Granatum moluccense (Lam.) Kuntze Carapa borneensis Becc. Carapa mekongensis (Pierre) Pellegr. Carapa moluccensis var. elliptica Koord. & Valeton Carapa moluccensis var. gangetica Prain Carapa moluccensis var. ovalifolia Koord. ex Prain Carapa obovata var. microphylla (Pierre) Pellegr. Guarea oblongifolia Griff. Monosoma littorata Griff. Xylocarpus australasicus Ridl. Xylocarpus gangeticus (Prain) C.E.Parkinson Xylocarpus mekongensis Pierre Xylocarpus moluccensis var. ellipticus (Koord. & Valeton) Harms Xylocarpus moluccensis var. gangeticus (Prain) Craib Xylocarpus obovatus var. microphyllus Pierre Xylocarpus parvifolius Ridl.

Description

Xylocarpus moluccensis grows up to 30 m (98 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 70 cm (28 in). The flowers are creamy-white. The roundish fruits measure up to 11 cm (4.3 in) in diameter.^[4]

Distribution and habitat

Xylocarpus moluccensis grows naturally from the Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh through Mainland Southeast Asia and Malesia to tropical Australia. Its habitat is mangrove swamps.^[1][4]