Xylopia dehiscens (Blanco) Merr., Philipp. Bureau For. Bull. 1 (1903)
(Latin for 'splitting open', referring to the fruits)Description
Emergent tree up to 51 m tall and 78 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
alternate, simple, penni-veined. Flowers with ca. 27 mm long very narrow petals,
yellow, placed on twigs. Fruitlets ca. 34 mm long, red, placed in apocarp,
fruitlets fleshy.
Ecology
In undisturbed forests up to 250 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and
ridges. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Borneo (Sabah and East-Kalimantan) and the Philippines.
Local names
Borneo: Pisang-pisang.
