Madhuca elmeri

(Madhuca elmeri)

Description

Madhuca elmeri is a plant in the family Sapotaceae. It grows as a tree up to 20 metres (70 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 30 centimetres (12 in). The bark is greyish brown. Inflorescences bear up to five flowers. The tree is named for the American botanist and plant collector Adolph Elmer who worked extensively in the Philippines and Borneo. Its habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forests from sea-level to 200 metres (700 ft) altitude. M. elmeri is endemic to Borneo where it is confined to Sabah.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ericales
Family:Sapotaceae
Genus:Madhuca
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