Dysoxylum latifolium


Dysoxylum latifolium is a species of plants in the mahogany family Meliaceae native to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Australian states of Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. It is an evergreen tree to about tall with a trunk up to diameter. It inhabits drier rainforest such as monsoon forest, at altitudes from sea level to in Australia, and in New Guinea. It was first described in 1863 by British botanist George Bentham.

Conservation

This species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.