Palaquium quercifolium

Palaquium quercifolium is a tree in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet quercifolium refers to the leaves' similarity to the genus Quercus.^[3]

Palaquium quercifolium
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Sapotaceae
Genus:	Palaquium
Species:	P. quercifolium
Binomial name
Palaquium quercifolium (de Vriese) Burck[2]
Synonyms[2]
Croixia quercifolia (de Vriese) Baehni Dichopsis argentata (Teijsm. & Binn.) Benth. & Hook.f. Dichopsis macrophylla (de Vriese) Hook.f. Isonandra argentata Teijsm. & Binn. Isonandra macrophylla de Vriese Isonandra quercifolia de Vriese Palaquium argentatum (Teijsm. & Binn.) Pierre ex Burck Palaquium macrophyllum (de Vriese) Pierre ex Dubard Sideroxylon macrophyllum (de Vriese) Burck

Description

Palaquium quercifolium grows up to 30 metres (100 ft) tall. The bark is red brown. Inflorescences bear up to 10 brownish tomentose flowers. The fruits are round, up to 2 cm (1 in) in diameter.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Palaquium quercifolium is native to Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and Ambon.^[1] Its habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forest and also swamp forest.^[3]