Epicharis cuneata

Epicharis cuneata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Epicharis
Species:	E. cuneata
Binomial name
	Epicharis cuneata; (Hiern) Harms (1940)
Synonyms
	Alliaria cuneata (Hiern) Kuntze (1891); Alliaria beccariana (C.DC.) Kuntze (1891); Alliaria hiernii Kuntze (1891); Dysoxylum angustifoliolum Merr. (1925); Dysoxylum beccarianum C.DC. (1878); Dysoxylum cauliflorum Hiern (1875); Dysoxylum cauliflorum var. tomentellum Stapf (1894); Dysoxylum cuneatum Hiern (1875); Dysoxylum foxworthyi Elmer (1937), no Latin descr.; Epicharis angustifoliola (Merr.) Harms (1940); Epicharis foxworthyi (Elmer) Harms (1940), not validly publ.; Epicharis hierniana (Hiern) Harms (1940), nom. superfl.; Lepisanthes forbesii Baker f. (1924);

Epicharis cuneata is a tree in the family Meliaceae.

Description

The tree grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in). The bark is grey. The sweetly scented flowers are white, pinkish or cream. The fruits are red, shaped like a top, up to 4 cm (2 in) in diameter.^[2]

The synonym specific epithet cauliflorum is from the Latin meaning 'flowers on the trunk'.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Epicharis cuneata is native to portions of Indochina and Malesia, ranging from Myanmar to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines.^[1] Its habitat is a variety of forests from sea-level to 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) elevation.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Epicharis cuneata (Hiern) Harms. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum cauliflorum Hiern". 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. 156–158. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

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[powo-1] Epicharis cuneata (Hiern) Harms. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

[TFSS-2] Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum cauliflorum Hiern". 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. 156–158. ISBN 983-2181-89-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

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