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Palaquium (genus)


Identification code: 300391506



Alternative term/s

  • Croixia
  • Dichopsis
  • Galactoxylon
  • Palaquium blanco
  • Treubella

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Scope note:

Genus of the family Sapotaceae containing over 100 species grows from Southeast Asia to the Pacific. The genus is best known as the source of gutta-percha, a product obtained from the latex of the tree (mainly Palaquium gutta of Sumatra, Malaya, Java, and Borneo) after tapping or cutting it down.

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