Dracontomelon
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Description
Trees.
Leaves spiral, imparipinnate, petioled.
Inflorescences paniculate, axillary or terminal.
Flowers bisexual.
Petals 5, valvate but imbricate at the apical part, puberulous outside or on both surfaces, or glabrous.
Stamens 10, those opposite the calyx lobes longer than those alternate with them;
Ovary 5-celled, hairy and glabrescent;
Seed with testa free from the endocarp;
Distribution
Asia-Temperate, Asia-Tropical: Cambodia (Cambodia present); India present; Thailand (Thailand present), Burma present, Pacific: Fiji (Fiji present), W. Polynesia present, continental Asia present
About 8 spp., distributed from continental Asia (India, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and China) throughout Malesia to W. Polynesia (Fiji).