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Chisocheton maxilla-pisticis

Family
Meliaceae (Meli family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Borneo to Philippines
Climate
wet tropical

About

Chisocheton maxilla-pisticis is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet maxilla-pisticis is from the Latin meaning 'shark jaw', referring to the shape of the young leaves.

Where it grows

Chisocheton maxilla-pisticis is found in Borneo and the Philippines. Its habitat is lowland rain forest.

Other Chisocheton plants

Chisocheton amabilis · Chisocheton ceramicus · Chisocheton crustularii · Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. balansae · Chisocheton cumingianus subsp. kinabaluensis · Chisocheton cumingianus · Chisocheton erythrocarpus · Chisocheton granatum · Chisocheton koordersii · Chisocheton lansiifolius · Chisocheton lasiocarpus · Chisocheton macranthus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chisocheton maxilla-pisticis 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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