''Xanthophyllum adenotus'' is a plant in the family

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meaning 'gland', referring to the leaf glands.

Description

''Xanthophyllum adenotus'' grows as a shrub or tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The flowers are pinkish to pale violet, drying dark red. The pale or reddish-brown fruits are round and measure up to in diameter.

Distribution and habitat

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

and

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. Its habitat is mixed

dipterocarp Dipterocarpaceae is a family of flowering plants with 22 genera and about 695 known species of mainly lowland tropical forest trees. Their distribution is pantropical, from northern South America to Africa, the Seychelles, India, Indochina, Indo ...

forests from sea-level to altitude.

Varieties

One variety is currently recognised: * ''X. adenotus'' var. ''arsatii''

References

adenotus Flora of Sumatra Flora of Borneo Plants described in 1861 Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel {{Polygalaceae-stub