Madhuca glabrescens


Madhuca glabrescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapotaceae. The specific epithet glabrescens means 'becoming glabrous', referring to the leaves.

Description

Madhuca glabrescens grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to. The bark is reddish brown. Inflorescences bear up to six flowers. The fruit is yellowish-brown, ellipsoid, up to long.

Distribution and habitat

Madhuca glabrescens is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forest, to altitude.

Conservation

Madhuca glabrescens has been assessed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The species is threatened by logging and conversion of land for palm oil plantations.