Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum

Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet cyrtobotryum is from the Greek meaning 'curved fruits'.^[2]

Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Dysoxylum
Species:	D. cyrtobotryum
Binomial name
Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum Miq.[1]
Synonyms[1]
List Alliaria cyrtobotrya Kuntze Alliaria lobbii Kuntze Alliaria multijuga Kuntze Dysoxylum alternatum Ridl. Dysoxylum andamanicum King Dysoxylum biloculare Koord. & Valeton Dysoxylum blumei Miq. Dysoxylum cochinchinense Pierre Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum f. borneense Miq. Dysoxylum grandifolium Merr. Dysoxylum harmandianum Pierre Dysoxylum hexandrum Merr. Dysoxylum heyneanum Valeton ex K.Heyne Dysoxylum kinabaluense Merr. Dysoxylum lobbii C.DC. Dysoxylum oblongifoliolum Quisumb. & Merr. Dysoxylum panayense Merr. Dysoxylum racemosum King Dysoxylum tpongense Pierre Dysoxylum venulosum King

Description

The tree grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 60 centimetres (24 in). The bark is brownish grey. The fragrant flowers are yellow, sometimes with a pinkish apex. The orange-red fruits are round to fig-shaped, measuring up to 5 cm (2 in) in diameter.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Dysoxylum cyrtobotryum is found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indochina and Malesia. Its habitat is forests from sea-level to 1,800 metres (6,000 ft) altitude.^[2]