''Chisocheton ceramicus'' is a tree in the family

Meliaceae Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales. They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncarp ...

. It grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is dark brown. The fragrant flowers are pinkish. The fruits are roundish, orange-red, up to in diameter. The tree is named for

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in Indonesia's

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. Habitat is forests from sea level to altitude. ''C. ceramicus'' is found in

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, throughout

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and

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ceramicus Plants described in 1868 Trees of Thailand Trees of Vietnam Trees of Malesia Trees of Papuasia Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel {{rosid-tree-stub