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Epicharis cuneata
Epicharis cuneata is a tree in the family Meliaceae.
From the article Epicharis cuneata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
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. The synonym specific epithet cauliflorum is from the Latin meaning 'flowers on the trunk'.
Range & 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. Its habitat is a variety of forests from sea-level to 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) elevation.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1489991.