Prasoxylon alliaceum is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet alliaceum is from the Latin meaning 'onion-like', referring to the smell of the inner bark.[3]

Prasoxylon alliaceum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Prasoxylon
Species:
P. alliaceum
Binomial name
Prasoxylon alliaceum
(Blume) M.Roem. (1846)
Synonyms[2]
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  • Alliaria acuminatissima Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria costulata Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria fraterna (Miq.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria glabra (C.DC.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria lampongum Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria miqueliana (C.DC.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria nageliana (C.DC.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria similis (Spreng.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria thyrsoidea (Hiern) Kuntze (1891)
  • Alliaria vrieseana (C.DC.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Amoora oligosperma Pierre (1897)
  • Chisocheton dempoensis Baker f. (1924)
  • Dysoxylum aculeatissimum Steud. (1840), orth. var.
  • Dysoxylum acuminatissimum Blume ex M.Roem. (1846)
  • Dysoxylum alliaceum (Blume) Blume ex A.Juss. (1832)
  • Dysoxylum alliaceum var. lanceolatum Koord. & Valeton (1896)
  • Dysoxylum alliaceum var. laxiflorum (Blume ex G.Don) C.DC. (1878)
  • Dysoxylum alliaceum var. pauciflorum Koord. & Valeton (1896)
  • Dysoxylum apoense Elmer (1937), no Latin descr.
  • Dysoxylum archboldianum Merr. & L.M.Perry (1940)
  • Dysoxylum brachycalycinum Harms (1942)
  • Dysoxylum brevipes Hiern (1875)
  • Dysoxylum costulatum (Miq.) Miq. (1868)
  • Dysoxylum dempoense (Baker f.) Harms (1940)
  • Dysoxylum euphlebium Merr. (1914)
  • Dysoxylum excelsum var. glabriflorum Miq. (1868)
  • Dysoxylum fraternum Miq. (1868)
  • Dysoxylum glabrum C.DC. (1878)
  • Dysoxylum klemmei Merr. (1909)
  • Dysoxylum lampongum Miq. (1861)
  • Dysoxylum lanceolatum Elmer (1937), no Latin descr.
  • Dysoxylum laxiflorum Blume ex G.Don (1831)
  • Dysoxylum longifolium Blume ex M.Roem. (1846)
  • Dysoxylum macrothyrsum Miq. (1868), nom. illeg.
  • Dysoxylum miquelianum C.DC. (1878)
  • Dysoxylum monticola Harms (1942)
  • Dysoxylum nagelianum C.DC. (1878)
  • Dysoxylum platyphyllum Merr. (1913)
  • Dysoxylum pulchrum Ridl. (1917)
  • Dysoxylum rostratum Merr. (1914)
  • Dysoxylum sattelbergense Merr. & L.M.Perry (1940)
  • Dysoxylum simile (Spreng.) Blume ex G.Don (1831)
  • Dysoxylum thyrsoideum Hiern (1875)
  • Dysoxylum thyrsoideum var. andamanicum King (1895)
  • Dysoxylum vrieseanum C.DC. (1878)
  • Guarea alliacea Blume (1824)
  • Hartighsea costulata Miq. (1861)
  • Trichilia similis Spreng. (1827)

Description

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The tree grows up to 38 metres (120 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (30 in). The sweetly scented flowers are white or pinkish. The fruits are greenish-white when unripe, red when ripe, roundish, up to 7.5 cm (3 in) in diameter.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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Dysoxylum alliaceum is native to the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and throughout Malesia and Papuasia to the Solomon Islands and Queensland.[2] Its habitat is rain forests from sea-level to 1,800 metres (6,000 ft) elevation.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Barstow, M. (2018). "Dysoxylum alliaceum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T33719A68080878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T33719A68080878.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Prasoxylon alliaceum (Blume) M.Roem. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Dysoxylum alliaceum (Blume) 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. 151–152, 153. ISBN 978-983-2181-89-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.