Melanochyla beccariana


Melanochyla beccariana is a flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to Borneo.

Description

Melanochyla beccariana grows as a tree up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to. The leaves are oblong or obovate and measure up to long and to wide. The are in. The rusty fruits measure up to long.

Taxonomy

Melanochyla beccariana was first described in 1894 by English botanist Daniel Oliver in Hooker's Icones Plantarum. The syntypes were collected in Sarawak on Borneo. The species is named for the Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari.

Distribution and habitat

Melanochyla beccariana is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is in lowland and lower montane forests, to elevations of.

Conservation

Melanochyla beccariana has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. However, the species' habitat is threatened by deforestation and by conversion of land for agriculture and plantations. It is present in a number of protected areas.