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Palaquium gutta
Palaquium gutta
is a tree in the
Sapotaceae
family. It grows up to tall. The bark is reddish brown.
Inflorescences
bear up to 12 flowers. The fruits are round or ellipsoid, sometimes brownish
tomentose
, up to long. The
specific epithet
is from the
Malay
word
getah
meaning "sap or latex". The tree is a well-known source of
gutta-percha
latex
. Habitat is lowland mixed
dipterocarp
,
kerangas
and limestone forests.
P. gutta
is found in
Sumatra
,
Peninsular Malaysia
,
Singapore
and
Borneo
.
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