''Xanthophyllum pseudoadenotus'' is a plant in the family
Polygalaceae. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
' is from the
Greek, referring to the plant's resemblance to ''
X. adenotus''.
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Description
''Xanthophyllum pseudoadenotus'' grows as a shrub or tree up to tall. The flowers dry brownish orange. The round fruits are greenish or brown and measure up to in diameter.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Xanthophyllum pseudoadenotus'' is endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and eas ...
. Its habitat is forest on stream banks, at around altitude.[
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References
pseudoadenotus
Endemic flora of Borneo
Plants described in 1982
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