Kayea ferruginea
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Kayea ferruginea is a plant belonging to Calophyllaceae
family; It was renamed as Mesua ferruginea and references from 1980s refer to K. ferruginea as Mesua ferruginea.
It is a small riverine species of Southeast Asia.
The distribution of this species has been recorded (Ridley, 1922) in Eastern Johore, Sungei Endau southwards, Pahang
, Ayer Etam, Kelantan
, Temangan and far ranging Andamans.
The fruits are 6 cm across, enveloped in four loose leathery fleshy sepals. Flowers found in short, axillary panicles and leaves are elliptic of 8 x 3 to 12 x 4.5 cm size.
The local or common name has been referred to as Sembawang tree in a paper (Ridley and Curtis, 1897) and thus comes the name of a park in northern shore of Singapore
- Sembawang Park
(1922) Kayea ferruginea Pierre in Flora (1) and Tree flora of Malaya Vol. 2 (1973) For department of Ministry of primary industries, Malaysia page no.230
2. Ridley, H. N. and Curtis, C., (1897) Article in the Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
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Calophyllaceae
Calophyllaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales and is recognized by the APG III system of classification. Most of the genera included in this family were previously recognized in the tribe Calophylleae of the Clusiaceae family. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group...
family; It was renamed as Mesua ferruginea and references from 1980s refer to K. ferruginea as Mesua ferruginea.
It is a small riverine species of Southeast Asia.
The distribution of this species has been recorded (Ridley, 1922) in Eastern Johore, Sungei Endau southwards, Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...
, Ayer Etam, Kelantan
Kelantan
Kelantan is a state of Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, ....
, Temangan and far ranging Andamans.
The fruits are 6 cm across, enveloped in four loose leathery fleshy sepals. Flowers found in short, axillary panicles and leaves are elliptic of 8 x 3 to 12 x 4.5 cm size.
The local or common name has been referred to as Sembawang tree in a paper (Ridley and Curtis, 1897) and thus comes the name of a park in northern shore of Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
- Sembawang Park
Sources
1. Ridley, H. N.Henry Nicholas Ridley
Henry Nicholas Ridley CMG , MA , FRS, FLS, F.R.H.S. was an English botanist and geologist.Born at West Harling Hall, Norfolk, England...
(1922) Kayea ferruginea Pierre in Flora (1) and Tree flora of Malaya Vol. 2 (1973) For department of Ministry of primary industries, Malaysia page no.230
2. Ridley, H. N. and Curtis, C., (1897) Article in the Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
The Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society is a scholarly journal published by the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society or MBRAS. The journal covers topics of historical interest concerning peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan and Singapore...
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