Xylopia ferruginea

Xylopia ferruginea is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae.^[1] It is a medium-sized forest tree which can reach 80 feet (24 meters) in height.

Xylopia ferruginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Genus:	Xylopia
Species:	X. ferruginea
Binomial name
Xylopia ferruginea (Hook.f. & Thomson) Baill.
Synonyms
Artabotrys malayanus Griff. Habzelia ferruginea Hook.f. & Thomson Melodorum ferrugineum (Hook.f. & Thomson) Finet & Gagnep. Xylopia altissima Boerl. Xylopicrum malayanum (Griff.) Kuntze

The word ferruginea is derived from the Latin word "ferrugo" ("rust"), and refers to the rusty colored hairs on the underside of the leaves.

In the Malay language, the common name is "Jangkang", which literally means "stilt roots".