Pimelodendron amboinicum

Pimelodendron amboinicum is a tree species in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is found from the Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific, west to Sulawesi in Indonesia. The timber is used locally, though larger-scale illegal logging is apparent.

Pimelodendron amboinicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Pimelodendron
Species:
P. amboinicum
Binomial name
Pimelodendron amboinicum
Hassk. (1855)
Synonyms
  • Carumbium amboinicum (Hassk.) Miq. (1859)
  • Daphniphyllum conglutinosum Hemsl. (1895)
  • Pimelodendron naumannianum Pax & K.Hoffm. (1924)
  • Pimelodendron papuanum Warb. (1893)
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