Ganophyllum falcatum
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Ganophyllum falcatum, commonly known as the scaly ash, is an evergreen rainforest tree. It grows up to 32 metres high and has rough, flaky bark.[2] The species was described by German-Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume in 1851 based on plant material collected from the coast of New Guinea.[3][4]It is native to Africa, the Andaman Islands, Asia, Malesia and northern Australia.[5] The ovoid fruits are consumed by fruit pigeons and cassowaries.[5]
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Ganophyllum falcatum | |
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In the Andaman Islands | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Genus: | Ganophyllum |
Species: | G. falcatum |
Binomial name | |
Ganophyllum falcatum | |
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