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Lepisanthes multijuga

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Lepisanthes multijuga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Lepisanthes
Species:
L. multijuga
Binomial name
Lepisanthes multijuga
Synonyms
  • Nephelium multijugum Hook.f.
  • Otophora multijuga Merr.
  • Capura multijuga (Hook.f.) Radlk.

Lepisanthes multijuga is a species of flowering plant, a tropical forest fruit-tree in the lychee family, that is native to Southeast Asia.[1]

Description

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The species grows as a shrub or small tree, often multistemmed, to 5–12 m in height. The pinnate leaves have 12–30 pairs of sessile, linear to lance-shaped leaflets. The terminal inflorescences bear reddish flowers. The oval fruits are drupes 2–3 cm long by 1.3–2 cm in diameter, yellow to brownish-orange when ripe, each containing one or two seeds in an edible, sweet, translucent mesocarp.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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The species is endemic to Borneo. It occurs in mixed hill forest up to an elevation of 1,000 m.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lamb, Anthony (2019). A guide to wild fruits of Borneo. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo). p. 250. ISBN 978-983-812-191-0.