Ganophyllum falcatum

Ganophyllum falcatum, commonly known as the scaly ash, is an evergreen rainforest tree. It grows up to 32 metres high and has rough, flaky bark.^[2] The species was described by German-Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume in 1851 based on plant material collected from the coast of New Guinea.^[3][4]It is native to Africa, the Andaman Islands, Asia, Malesia and northern Australia.^[5] The ovoid fruits are consumed by fruit pigeons and cassowaries.^[5]

Ganophyllum falcatum
In the Andaman Islands
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Ganophyllum
Species:	G. falcatum
Binomial name
Ganophyllum falcatum Blume