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Melanochyla caesia
Melanochyla caesia is a flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia.
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Description
Melanochyla caesia grows as a tree up to 27 m (90 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 30 cm (12 in). The brown or grey bark is smooth or scaly. The leathery leaves are lanceolate or oblong and measure up to 20 cm (8 in) long and to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) wide. The inflorescences, in panicles, feature yellow or white flowers. The smooth fruits measure up to 5 cm (2 in) long.
Range & habitat
Melanochyla caesia is native to Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo. Its habitat is in lowland dipterocarp and kerangas forests to elevations of 500 m (1,600 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 898233.