Bruinsmia styracoides | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Styracaceae |
Genus: | Bruinsmia |
Species: | B. styracoides
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Binomial name | |
Bruinsmia styracoides | |
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Bruinsmia styracoides is a large tree of tropical Asia in the family Styracaceae. The specific epithet styracoides refers to the tree's resemblance to Styrax officinalis. [3]
Bruinsmia styracoides grows up to 45 metres (150 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 2 m (7 ft) and a large, spreading crown. The grey to grey-brown bark is smooth, fissuring with age. The calyx is cup-shaped with yellow corolla lobes. The dark green fruits are pear-shaped to roundish and measure up to 1 cm (0.4 in) long. [3]
Bruinsmia styracoides is native to Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands, the Philippines and New Guinea. [1] Its habitat is forests from 450 m (1,500 ft) to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) altitude. [3]