Palaquium
Sign in to savePalaquium is a genus of about 120 species of trees in the family Sapotaceae. Their range is from India across Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, and Australasia, to the western Pacific Islands.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilySapotaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Fiji, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya
General: In New Guinea, Palaquium are often large trees in primary
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Research
6 papers- Cytotoxic protobassic acid saponins from the kernels of Palaquium formosanum.Journal of food and drug analysis · 2018
- Novel phylogenomic and biogeographic insights into Palaquium and tribe Isonandreae (Sapotaceae).Molecular phylogenetics and evolution · 2025
- The response of the frugivorous lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) to a period of fruit scarcity.American journal of primatology · 2011
- Assessing tree diversity and carbon storage during land use transitioning from shifting cultivation to indigenous agroforestry systems: Implications for REDD+ initiatives.Journal of environmental management · 2021
- A Note on the Production by Irradiation with Ultra-Violet Light of Anti-Rachitic Properties in Sterols Derived from the small Siak Illipe Nut (Palaquium Burckii).The Biochemical journal · 1926
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- Parent taxon
- Sapotaceae
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- Palaquium oblongifolium - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-233.jpg
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Palaquium is a genus of about 120 species of trees in the family Sapotaceae. Their range is from India across Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, and Australasia, to the western Pacific Islands.
==Description== Within their range, Palaquium species are mostly found in the Philippines and Borneo. In Borneo, many species are recorded in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.