Madhuca kingiana

Madhuca kingiana 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 20 centimetres (8 in). The bark is greyish brown. Inflorescences bear up to six flowers. The tree is named for the botanist George King. Habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forest from sea-level to 150 metres (500 ft) altitude. M. kingiana is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[1]

Madhuca kingiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Madhuca
Species:
M. kingiana
Binomial name
Madhuca kingiana
(Brace ex King & Gamble) H.J.Lam[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Bassia kingiana Brace ex King & Gamble
  • Ganua glaberrima (H.J.Lam) H.J.Lam
  • Ganua kingiana (Brace ex King & Gamble) Assem
  • Madhuca glaberrima H.J.Lam

References
  1. Chai, P. P. K.; Yii, P. C. (April 2002). "Madhuca kingiana (Brace ex King & Gamble) H.J.Lam". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). 4. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 242–243. ISBN 983-2181-27-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  2. "Madhuca kingiana". The Plant List. Retrieved 13 November 2013.


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