Cassine viburnifolia

Cassine viburnifolia is a species of mangrove plant of tropical Asia in the staff vine family Celastraceae. The specific epithet viburnifolia refers to how the plant's leaves resemble those of the genus Viburnum.^[3]

Cassine viburnifolia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Cassine
Species:	C. viburnifolia
Binomial name
Cassine viburnifolia (Juss.) Ding Hou[2]
Synonyms[2]
Elaeodendron subrotundum King Elaeodendron viburnifolium (Juss.) Merr. Euonymus viburnifolius (Juss.) Merr.

Description

Cassine viburnifolia grows as a shrub or small tree up to 10 metres (30 ft) tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 20 cm (8 in). The smooth bark is yellowish grey. The flowers are white. The fruits are obovoid in shape.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Cassine viburnifolia grows naturally in the Andaman Islands, Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi. Its habitat is tidal rivers and mangrove channels.^[3]