Xylocarpus moluccensis

Xylocarpus moluccensis
	Young tree with fruit and flower buds
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Xylocarpus
Species:	X. moluccensis
Binomial name
	Xylocarpus moluccensis; (Lam.) M.Roem.
Synonyms
	17 synonyms Carapa moluccensis Lam. ; Granatum moluccense (Lam.) Kuntze ; Carapa borneensis Becc. ; Carapa mekongensis (Pierre) Pellegr. ; Carapa moluccensis var. elliptica Koord. & Valeton ; Carapa moluccensis var. gangetica Prain ; Carapa moluccensis var. ovalifolia Koord. ex Prain ; Carapa obovata var. microphylla (Pierre) Pellegr. ; Guarea oblongifolia Griff. ; Monosoma littorata Griff. ; Xylocarpus australasicus Ridl. ; Xylocarpus gangeticus (Prain) C.E.Parkinson ; Xylocarpus mekongensis Pierre ; Xylocarpus moluccensis var. ellipticus (Koord. & Valeton) Harms ; Xylocarpus moluccensis var. gangeticus (Prain) Craib ; Xylocarpus obovatus var. microphyllus Pierre ; Xylocarpus parvifolius Ridl. ;

Xylocarpus moluccensis is a tree in the family Meliaceae. It is named for the Moluccas archipelago (now Maluku Islands).^[4]

Description

Xylocarpus moluccensis grows up to 30 m (98 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 70 cm (28 in). The flowers are creamy-white. The roundish fruits measure up to 11 cm (4.3 in) in diameter.^[4]

Distribution and habitat

Xylocarpus moluccensis grows naturally from the Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh through Mainland Southeast Asia and Malesia to tropical Australia. Its habitat is mangrove swamps.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Ellison, J.; Koedam, N.E.; Wang, Y.; Primavera, J.; Jin Eong, O.; Wan-Hong Yong, J.; Ngoc Nam, V. (2010). "Xylocarpus moluccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178805A7611857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T178805A7611857.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
^ "Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mabberley, David J. (2007). "Meliaceae". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L.G.; Chung, R.C.K.; Kiew, Ruth (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak volume 6 (PDF). Malaysia: Sabah Forestry Department, Malaysia; Forest Research Institute Malaysia;Sarawak Forestry Department, Malaysia. p. 218. Retrieved 22 April 2025.

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[IUCN-1] Ellison, J.; Koedam, N.E.; Wang, Y.; Primavera, J.; Jin Eong, O.; Wan-Hong Yong, J.; Ngoc Nam, V. (2010). "Xylocarpus moluccensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178805A7611857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T178805A7611857.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[POWO-2] "Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.

[GBIF-3] "Xylocarpus moluccensis (Lam.) M.Roem". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.

[TFSS-4] Mabberley, David J. (2007). "Meliaceae". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L.G.; Chung, R.C.K.; Kiew, Ruth (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak volume 6 (PDF). Malaysia: Sabah Forestry Department, Malaysia; Forest Research Institute Malaysia;Sarawak Forestry Department, Malaysia. p. 218. Retrieved 22 April 2025.

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Xylocarpus moluccensis

Young tree with fruit and flower buds
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Xylocarpus
Species:	X. moluccensis
Binomial name
*Xylocarpus moluccensis* (Lam.) M.Roem.^[2]^[3]
Synonyms^[2]
17 synonyms Carapa moluccensis Lam. Granatum moluccense (Lam.) Kuntze Carapa borneensis Becc. Carapa mekongensis (Pierre) Pellegr. Carapa moluccensis var. elliptica Koord. & Valeton Carapa moluccensis var. gangetica Prain Carapa moluccensis var. ovalifolia Koord. ex Prain Carapa obovata var. microphylla (Pierre) Pellegr. Guarea oblongifolia Griff. Monosoma littorata Griff. Xylocarpus australasicus Ridl. Xylocarpus gangeticus (Prain) C.E.Parkinson Xylocarpus mekongensis Pierre Xylocarpus moluccensis var. ellipticus (Koord. & Valeton) Harms Xylocarpus moluccensis var. gangeticus (Prain) Craib Xylocarpus obovatus var. microphyllus Pierre Xylocarpus parvifolius Ridl.