Didymocheton mollissimus is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae. It ranges from eastern India and Bangladesh to southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and the Philippines,[2] where it grows in lowland tropical moist forests.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Didymocheton |
| Species: | D. mollissimus
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The species was first described as Trichilia mollissima by Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel in 1827.[2] The specific epithet mollissima is from the Latin meaning 'very soft', referring to the leaf hairs.[3] It was later renamed Dysoxylum mollissimum.[2] A study published in 2021 found the genus Dysoxylum to be polyphyletic, and the species was placed in the revived genus Didymocheton as D. mollisimus.[4] The former subspecies Dysoxylum mollisimum subsp. molle, native from Sulawesi east to the Solomon Islands, is now recognised as a distinct species, Didymocheton mollis.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Liu, D.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Dysoxylum mollissimum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T147647313A147647315. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147647313A147647315.en. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d Didymocheton mollissimus (Spreng.) Mabb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum mollissimum Blume". 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. 168–169. ISBN 978-983-2181-89-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ a b Holzmeyer, L., Hauenschild, F., Mabberley, D.J. and Muellner-Riehl, A.N. (2021), Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae), with revised disposition of currently accepted species. Taxon, 70: 1248-1272. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12591
- ^ Didymocheton mollis (Miq.) Holzmeyer & Hauenschild. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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