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Madhuca motleyana
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

Madhuca motleyana

Madhuca motleyana is a tree in the Sapotaceae family. It grows up to 28 metres (92 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in). The bark is greyish brown. Inflorescences bear up to 12 flowers. The fruits are ellipsoid, up to 2.5 centimetres (1 in) long and ripen yellow then reddish. M. motleyana produces nyatoh timber, suitable for furniture making. The tree is named for the engineer and naturalist James Motley who lived and worked...

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 427114.