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Brackenridgea palustris

Family
Ochnaceae (Ochn family)
Grows as
Tree
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Pen. Thailand to W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Brackenridgea palustris is a tree in the family Ochnaceae. The specific epithet palustris is from the Latin meaning "swampy", referring to the species' habitat.

Where it grows

Brackenridgea palustris grows naturally in Sumatra, Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, and Sulawesi. Its habitat is lowland forests, especially peat swamp and kerangas, to submontane forests, from sea-level to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) elevation.

Other Brackenridgea plants

Brackenridgea elegantissima · Brackenridgea nitida · False Plane · Brackenridgea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brackenridgea palustris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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