''Chionanthus macrocarpus'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The flowers are white. Fruit is bluish green when fresh, ellipsoid, up to long. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''macrocarpus'' is from the
Greek meaning "large fruit". Habitat is mixed
dipterocarp forest from sea-level to altitude. ''C. macrocarpus'' is found in
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
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Peninsular Malaysia,
Borneo and
Java.
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References
macrocarpus
Plants described in 1851
Trees of Sumatra
Trees of Peninsular Malaysia
Trees of Borneo
Trees of Java
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