Gonystylus augescens

Gonystylus augescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Genus:	Gonystylus
Species:	G. augescens
Binomial name
	Gonystylus augescens; Ridl.

Gonystylus augescens grows as a small tree. The twigs are dark brown. Fruit is ellipsoid, reddish brown, up to 5 centimetres (2 in) long. The specific epithet augescens is from the Latin meaning "elongating", referring to the inflorescence. Habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forest. G. augescens is endemic to Borneo.^[1]

References

↑ Tawan, C. S. (September 2004). "Gonystylus augescens Ridl." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 453–454. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 23 August 2013.

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[TFSS-1] Tawan, C. S. (September 2004). "Gonystylus augescens Ridl." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 453–454. ISBN 983-2181-59-3. Retrieved 23 August 2013.