Chisocheton amabilis

Species of tree

Chisocheton amabilis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Sapindales
Family:  | Meliaceae
Genus:  | Chisocheton
Species:  |

C. amabilis

Binomial name
Chisocheton amabilis

Miq.[1]

Synonyms[1]

* Chisocheton hackenbergii Harms
* Chisocheton illustris Ridl.

Chisocheton amabilis is a tree in the family Meliaceae. It grows up to 17 metres (60 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 10 centimetres (4 in). The bark is grey-green. The fragrant flowers are white, sometimes pink-tipped. The fruits are round, pink ripening to bright red, up to 4 cm (2 in) in diameter. The specific epithet amabilis is from the Latin meaning "lovely". Habitat is peatswamp and riparian forests from sea-level to 20 metres (100 ft) altitude. C. amabilis is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Chisocheton amabilis Miq". The Plant List. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
2. ^ Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Chisocheton amabilis Miq.". 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. 119–120. ISBN 978-983-2181-89-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q15542481
* CoL: 69TWC
* GBIF: 3849761
* IPNI: 577826-1
* NCBI: 2731558
* Open Tree of Life: 6124765
* Plant List: kew-2718883
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:577826-1
* Tropicos: 100310972
* WFO: wfo-0000602829

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