Palaquium gutta
(Sapotaceae)
Names and origins
Characters
Ecology
Uses
Conservation
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Forest type (costal, hill, lowland, peatswamp, mountains, kerangas...)
Forest Layer (emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor, liana...)
Pioneer tree, late sucessional tree
Symbiotic microorganisms (Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, ectomycorrhiza)
Seed dispersal by animals
Pollination by birds, bats, bees, beetles
Symbiosis with animals, ants
Flowering habits and frequency
Seed germination conditions and time
<p><i>Palaquium gutta</i> is native to Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Borneo, where it thrives in lowland mixed dipterocarp, kerangas, and limestone forests.</p> <p>The leaves are food plant for Butterfly caterpillar.</p>
Palaquium gutta (Sapotaceae) Palaquium gutta (Sapotaceae)