Engelhardia roxburghiana

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.
Synonyms
	Alfaropsis roxburghiana (Wall.) Iljinsk.; Engelhardia chrysolepsis Hance; Engelhardia fenzelii Merr.; Engelhardia formosana (Hayata) Hayata; Engelhardia unijuga Chun ex P.Y.Chen; Engelhardia wallichiana Lindl.;

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

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Engelhardia roxburghiana Wall.". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 Jul 2016 – via Tropicos.org.
^ ^a ^b ^c Campbell-Gasis, E. J. F. (1995). "Engelhardia roxburghiana Wall.". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 241–242. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

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[Tropicos-1] "Engelhardia roxburghiana Wall.". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 Jul 2016 – via Tropicos.org.

[TFSS-2] Campbell-Gasis, E. J. F. (1995). "Engelhardia roxburghiana Wall.". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 241–242. ISBN 983-9592-34-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

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