Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis

Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis is a subspecies of Chisocheton cumingianus. It is a tree in the Meliaceae family. It grows up to 37 metres (120 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in). The bark is grey-brown. The flowers are pale yellow to white. The fruits are round to pyriform, orange-red, up to 7 cm (3 in) in diameter. The tree is named for Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia's Sabah state. Its habitat is rain forests. C. cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis is endemic to Borneo and known only from Sabah.[2]

Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Chisocheton
Species:
C. cumingianus
Subspecies:
C. c. subsp. kinabaluensis
Trinomial name
Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Chisocheton kinabaluensis Merr.

References
  1. "Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis (Merr.) Mabb". The Plant List. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis (Merr.) Mabb.". 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). 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-983-2181-89-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.


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