''Gonystylus affinis'' is a tree in the family

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Description

''Gonystylus affinis'' grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is reddish brown. The fruit is also reddish brown, up to in diameter.

Distribution and habitat

''Gonystylus affinis'' is native to

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

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. Its habitat is lowland forests to altitude.

Conservation

''Gonystylus affinis'' has been assessed as vulnerable on the

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. The species is threatened by logging, insufficient replanting and habitat loss to

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plantations. In Indonesia, the species is threatened by increasing frequency of fires.

References

affinis Trees of Peninsular Malaysia Trees of Borneo Plants described in 1886 {{Thymelaeaceae-stub