Maclurodendron porteri


Maclurodendron porteri is a tree in the family Rutaceae.

Description

Maclurodendron porteri grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to. The fruits are roundish to ovoid and measure up to in diameter. The wood is locally used in construction.

Distribution and habitat

Maclurodendron porteri grows naturally in Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo and the Philippines. Its habitat is forests from sea level to elevation.

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1875 as Acronychia porteri by Joseph Dalton Hooker, but in 1982 was assigned to the genus, Maclurodendron by Thomas Gordon Hartley.