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Melanochyla elmeri
Melanochyla elmeri is a flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to Borneo.
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Description
Melanochyla elmeri grows as a tree up to 30 m (100 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 40 cm (16 in). The fissured bark is brown to grey. The leathery leaves are oblong or obovate and measure up to 23 cm (9 in) long and to 7.5 cm (3 in) wide. The inflorescences, in panicles, feature white flowers. The smooth, ellipsoid fruits measure up to 2.5 cm (1 in) long.
Range & habitat
Melanochyla elmeri is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is generally in lowland swamp forests to elevations of 200 m (700 ft), but also on Mount Kinabalu to elevations of 1,500 m (5,000 ft).
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 185892.