Maclurodendron porteri
(Redirected from Acronychia porteri)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Maclurodendron |
| Species: | M. porteri
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Maclurodendron porteri is a tree in the family Rutaceae.
Description
[edit]Maclurodendron porteri grows up to 25 metres (80 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 40 centimetres (16 in). The fruits are roundish to ovoid and measure up to 1.1 cm (0.4 in) in diameter. The wood is locally used in construction.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Maclurodendron porteri grows naturally in Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and the Philippines. Its habitat is forests from sea level to 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) elevation.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was first described in 1875 as Acronychia porteri by Joseph Dalton Hooker,[4][5] but in 1982 was assigned to the genus, Maclurodendron by Thomas Gordon Hartley.[4][6]
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2022). "Maclurodendron porteri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T33045A215234414. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Maclurodendron porteri". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ a b Jones, David T. (1995). "Maclurodendron porteri (Hook.f.) T.G.Hartley". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 382, 383. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Acronychia porteri". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.
- ^ Hooker, J.D. (1875). "Achronychia". The Flora of British India. 1 (3): 498.
- ^ Hartley, T.G. (1982) The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 35(1): 8
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