Licania splendens
Angelesia splendens is a tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae. The specific epithet splendens is from the Latin meaning 'shining', referring to surfaces of the dried leaves.
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Description
Angelesia splendens grows up to 25 metres (80 ft) tall. The bark is smooth to scaly. The ellipsoid fruits measure up to 1.3 cm (0.5 in) long. The strong durable timber is locally used for railway ties and in saltwater construction. The fruit is considered edible.
Range & habitat
Angelesia splendens is native to southern Thailand and western and central Malesia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, and the Philippines). Its habitat is dipterocarp forests, swamps and seashores to 400 m (1,300 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 427015.