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Palaquium is a genus of about 120 species of trees in the family Sapotaceae.<ref name=Angiosperm-Phylogeny-Website/> Their range is from India across Southeast Asia, Malesia, Papuasia, and Australasia, to the western Pacific Islands.<ref name=t/><ref name=TFSS/>
DescriptionEdit
Within their range, Palaquium species are mostly found in the Philippines and Borneo. In Borneo, many species are recorded in the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak.<ref name=TFSS/>
The leaves are typically spirally arranged and often clustered near twig ends. Flowers are mostly bisexual, though some unisexual instances are known. Fruits are one- or two-seeded with rare instances of several seeds. Palaquium habitats are coastal, lowland mixed dipterocarp, swamp, and montane forests.<ref name=TFSS/>
Some species, for example Palaquium gutta, are well known for producing gutta-percha latex.<ref name=TFSS/>
SpeciesEdit
Template:As of The Plant List recognises 120 accepted species:<ref name=TPL/> Template:Columns-list