Lepisanthes multijuga is a species of flowering plant, a tropical forest fruit-tree in the lychee family, that is native to Southeast Asia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Lepisanthes |
| Species: | L. multijuga
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| Lepisanthes multijuga | |
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Description edit
The species grows as a shrub or small tree, often multistemmed, to 5–12 m in height. The pinnate leaves have 12–30 pairs of sessile, linear to lance-shaped leaflets. The terminal inflorescences bear reddish flowers. The oval fruits are drupes 2–3 cm long by 1.3–2 cm in diameter, yellow to brownish-orange when ripe, each containing one or two seeds in an edible, sweet, translucent mesocarp.[1]
Distribution and habitat edit
The species is endemic to Borneo. It occurs in mixed hill forest up to an elevation of 1,000 m.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Lamb, Anthony (2019). A guide to wild fruits of Borneo. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo). p. 250. ISBN 978-983-812-191-0.
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