''Cratoxylum maingayi'' is a flowering tree in the family

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. The species is harvested for derum

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for limited local use.

Description

''Cratoxylum maingayi'' grows as a shrub or tree measuring up to tall with a diameter of up to . The brown bark is smooth to fissured. The leaves are opposite and have leaf stalks. The leaf blades are leathery in texture and a wide oval shape with a pointed tip. The flowers are pale pink. The fruits measure up to long.

Taxonomy

''Cratoxylum maingayi'' was described by British botanist

William Turner Thiselton-Dyer Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer (28 July 1843 – 23 December 1928) was a leading British botanist, and the third director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Life and career Thiselton-Dyer was born in Westminster, London. He was a son of ...

in 1874. It is named for the botanist Alexander Carroll Maingay.

Distribution and habitat

''Cratoxylum maingayi'' grows naturally in

Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...

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 list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...

Peninsular Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia, historically known as Malaya and also known as West Malaysia or the Malaysian Peninsula, is the western part of Malaysia that comprises the southern part of the Malay Peninsula on Mainland Southeast Asia and the list of isla ...

and

Borneo Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda ...

. Its habitat is lowland forests.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4345808 maingayi Flora of Indo-China Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Flora of Sumatra Flora of Borneo Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Least concern biota of Asia Plants described in 1874