Prasoxylon alliaceum explained

Prasoxylon alliaceum is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet Latin: alliaceum is from the Latin meaning 'onion-like', referring to the smell of the inner bark.

Description

The tree grows up to 38m (125feet) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 80cm (30inches). The sweetly scented flowers are white or pinkish. The fruits are greenish-white when unripe, red when ripe, roundish, up to 7.50NaN0 in diameter.

Distribution and habitat

Dysoxylum alliaceum is native to the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and throughout Malesia and Papuasia to the Solomon Islands and Queensland. Its habitat is rain forests from sea-level to 1800m (5,900feet) elevation.