''Epicharis densiflora'' 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 ...

. The

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' is from the

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meaning 'dense flowers'.

Description

The tree grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is grey-green. The sweetly scented flowers are white. The grey-green fruits are pear-shaped to spindle-shaped, measuring up to long.

Distribution and habitat

''Epicharis densiflora'' is native to

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

, south-central

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, the

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and

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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. ...

Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...

Sulawesi Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the List of islands by area, world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Min ...

, and the

Lesser Sunda Islands The Lesser Sunda Islands (, , ), now known as Nusa Tenggara Islands (, or "Southeast Islands"), are an archipelago in the Indonesian archipelago. Most of the Lesser Sunda Islands are located within the Wallacea region, except for the Bali pro ...

. Its habitat is rain forest from sea-level to elevation.

Culture

This species is the plant "mascot" of Bali. It can be seen in Bali's Botanic Garden located about north of at

Denpasar Denpasar (; Balinese script, Balinese: ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ, ''Dénpasar'') is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. Denpasar is the largest city in the Lesser Sunda Islands and the second largest city in Eastern Indonesia after ...

, the capital city of Bali. A postage stamp was proposed to be issued by Indonesia on the rich flora and fauna of its provinces. It was proposed to issue 33 stamps in succession between 2008 and 2011. In 2008 the series issued represented the province of Bali with the stamp depicting this tree (known as ''Majegau'' in Indonesian) and the Bali starling (''Leucopsar rothschildi''). Timber of ''Majegau'' is strong and decorative, and is one of the woods that is used in traditional Bali carvings.

References

densiflora Flora of the Andaman Islands Flora of Borneo Flora of Java Flora of the Lesser Sunda Islands Trees of Myanmar Trees of China Flora of Yunnan Trees of Malesia Flora of the Nicobar Islands Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Flora of Sulawesi Flora of Sumatra Flora of Thailand Plants described in 1825 Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Blume {{Meliaceae-stub