Palaquium hispidum

Description

Palaquium hispidum is a tree in the Sapotaceae family. It grows up to 50 metres (160 ft) tall. The bark is greyish white. Inflorescences bear up to eight flowers. The fruits are subglobose, up to 2.4 centimetres (1 in) long. The specific epithet hispidum is from the Latin meaning "coarsely hairy, bristly", referring to the twigs, buds, leaves and inflorescences which have such hair. Habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forests. P. hispidum is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.