Pleiospermium latialatum


Pleiospermium latialatum is a plant in the family Rutaceae. It is native to Borneo.

Description

Pleiospermium latialatum grows as a shrub or tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of. The leaves are lanceolate to elliptic or oblong and measure up to long and wide. The are or in. The roundish fruits measure up to in diameter.

Taxonomy

Pleiospermium latialatum was described in 1939 by the American botanist Walter Tennyson Swingle. The type specimen was collected in the Tawau Division of Sabah on Borneo. The specific epithet latialatum means 'broad wing', referring to the leaf stalk.

Distribution and habitat

Pleiospermium latialatum is endemic to Borneo, where it occurs widely, except in Brunei. Its habitat is in primary dipterocarp and secondary forests, on hills or by rivers, at lower elevations to.

Conservation

Pleiospermium latialatum has been assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. The species has a broad distribution in Borneo and is not facing any significant threats.