Gluta wallichii


Gluta wallichii is a flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia.

Description

Gluta wallichii grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to, with buttress roots. The brown to grey bark is scaly with fissures. The leaves are obovate, elliptic or oblong and measure up to long and up to wide. The flowers, in, are white. The brownish fruits measure up to wide.

Taxonomy

Gluta wallichii was first described as Melanorrhoea wallichii by Brotish botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1876. In 1978, Dutch botanist Ding Hou transferred the species to the genus Gluta. The specific epithet wallichii honours the Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich.

Subspecies

Plants of the World Online recognises these subspecies:Gluta wallichii subsp. lafrankiei Gluta wallichii subsp. ''wallichii''

Distribution and habitat

Gluta wallichii is native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Sumatra. Its habitat is in swamp and dipterocarp forests, at elevations to.

Conservation

Gluta wallichii has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. The species' habitat is threatened by conversion of land for other uses. It is not known to be present in any protected areas.