Dalrympelea sphaerocarpa

Dalrympelea sphaerocarpa is a species of plant in the genus Dalrympelea. It is native to Borneo, Java, Sunda Islands, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera and Thailand.^[1] Dalrympelea sphaerocarpa was first known as Turpinia sphaerocarpa in 1842, described by Justus Carl Hasskarl.^[2]

Dalrympelea sphaerocarpa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Crossosomatales
Family:	Staphyleaceae
Genus:	Dalrympelea
Species:	D. sphaerocarpa
Binomial name
Dalrympelea sphaerocarpa (Hassk.) Nor-Ezzaw.
Synonyms[1]
Maurocenia sphaerocarpa Hassk. (1891) Dalrympelea javanica Hassk. (1848) Turpinia pomifera var. sphaerocarpa Hassk. (1895) Turpinia sphaerocarpa Hassk. (1842)

Description

Dalrympelea sphaerocarpa is a kind of tree. Its fruits are around 1.3 cm (0.51 in) in length. Dalrympelea sphaerocarpa has 1 to 6 seeds per fruit.^[3] It has one accepted infraspecific variety Dalrympelea sphaerocarpa var. microcerotis that is found in Borneo.^[4]

Distribution and habitat

Dalrympelea sphaerocarpa primarily lives in wet tropical biomes throughout Southern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.^[5]