Prasoxylon excelsum

Prasoxylon excelsum is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet excelsum is from the Latin meaning 'tall'.^[2]

Prasoxylon excelsum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Prasoxylon
Species:	P. excelsum
Binomial name
Prasoxylon excelsum (Spreng.) Mabb. (2021)
Synonyms[1]
List Alliaria procera Kuntze (1891) Azedarach nigrum Noronha (1790), nom. nud. Dysoxylum altissimum Merr. (1904) Dysoxylum arnoldianum K.Schum (1889) Dysoxylum excelsum (Spreng.) Blume ex G.Don (1831) Dysoxylum excelsum var. hasseltii Miq. (1868) Dysoxylum excelsum var. parvifolium Koord. & Valeton (1896) Dysoxylum excelsum var. pedicellatum Koord. & Valeton (1896) Dysoxylum gobara (Buch.-Ham.) Merr. (1942) Dysoxylum hasseltii (Miq.) Koord. & Valeton (1897) Dysoxylum havilandii Ridl. (1930) Dysoxylum hubertii Harms (1941) Dysoxylum macgregorii C.DC. (1903) Dysoxylum microbotrys King (1895) Dysoxylum motleyanum (C.DC.) Ridl. (1930) Dysoxylum pallidum Merr. (1914) Dysoxylum peerisiae Kosterm. (1982) Dysoxylum procerum Hiern (1875), nom. illeg. Dysoxylum procerum var. integrum C.DC. (1878) Dysoxylum procerum var. macranthum C.DC. (1902) Dysoxylum procerum var. motleyanum C.DC. (1878) Dysoxylum turbinatum King (1895) Epicharis procera (Hiern) Pierre (1896), nom. illeg. Guarea acuminata Wall. (1829), not validly publ. Guarea disyphonia Griff. (1854) Guarea gobara Buch.-Ham. (1832) Guarea oblonga Wall. (1829), not validly publ. Guarea procera Wall. (1829), not validly publ. Hartighsea excelsa (Spreng.) A.Juss. (1830 publ. 1831) Hartighsea gobara Wight & Arn. ex Voigt (1845) Macrochiton excelsum (Spreng.) M.Roem. (1846) Trichilia excelsa Spreng. (1827)

Description

The tree grows up to 36 metres (120 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (31 in). The sweetly scented flowers are cream-coloured or pinkish white. The fruits are brown when ripe, roundish to pear-shaped and measure up to 5 cm (2 in) in diameter.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Prasoxylon excelsum is found in Sri Lanka, Nepal, northeast India, southern China, Indochina, and throughout Malesia and Papuasia. Its habitat is rain forest from sea-level to 1,000 metres (3,000 ft) elevation.^[2]