Engelhardia roxburghiana

Engelhardia roxburghiana is a tree in the family Juglandaceae. It is named for the Scottish botanist William Roxburgh.^[2]

Engelhardia roxburghiana
Winged fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Juglandaceae
Genus:	Engelhardia
Species:	E. roxburghiana
Binomial name
Engelhardia roxburghiana Wall.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Alfaropsis roxburghiana (Wall.) Iljinsk. Engelhardia chrysolepsis Hance Engelhardia fenzelii Merr. Engelhardia formosana (Hayata) Hayata Engelhardia unijuga Chun ex P.Y.Chen Engelhardia wallichiana Lindl.

Description

Engelhardia roxburghiana grows as a tree measuring up to 35 metres (110 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 70 centimetres (30 in). The bark is fawn-coloured to dark brown to black. The inflorescences consist of eight to ten male catkins. The winged fruits measure up to 5.5 cm (2 in) wide.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Engelhardia roxburghiana grows naturally from India to Indochina and in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Its habitat is mixed tropical forest from sea-level to 1,750 metres (5,700 ft) altitude.^[2]