''Alangium havilandii'' is a tree in the dogwood family

Cornaceae The Cornaceae are a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants in the order Cornales. The family contains approximately 85 species in two genera, '' Alangium'' and '' Cornus''. They are mostly trees and shrubs, which may be deciduous or evergreen, ...

. It is named for the British surgeon and naturalist

George Darby Haviland George Darby Haviland (1857–1901) was a British surgeon and naturalist. He was born at Warbleton, Sussex in England. He served as Director of the Raffles Museum in Singapore as well as being a medical officer in Sarawak and Curator of the Sar ...

Description

''Alangium havilandii'' grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . Its bark is smooth and greyish. The

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fruits ripen pink and measure up to long.

Distribution and habitat

''Alangium havilandii'' is

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. Its habitat is lowland

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References

havilandii Trees of Borneo Endemic flora of Borneo Plants described in 1935 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{tree-stub