Palaquium


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to Palaquium: Palaquium gutta
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:Palaquium - large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and leathery leaves]Palaquium - large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and leathery leaves
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
family Sapotaceae, sapodilla family, Sapotaceae - tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit
Palaquium gutta, gutta-percha tree - one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in periodicals archive ?
Diospyros maritima is the most common species, followed by Bischofia javanica, Drypetes littoralis, Pisonia umbellifera, Laportea pterostigma, Aglaia formosana, Palaquium formosanum, Gonocaryum calleryanum and Pouteria obovata.
The tropical forests of southern China and conservation of biodiversity
Gutta percha was a latex collected from certain varieties of trees belonging to the Sapotaceae genus, in particular the Palaquium and, arguably, the Payena species found in Southeast Asia.
EXPLORING BORNEO: ADOLPHE COMBANAIRE TO THE COUNTRY OF HEADHUNTERS--AND GUTTA PERCHA
de Jussieu) e um grupo monofiletico (Pennington, 1991; Morton et al, 1997), onde sao encontrados dezesseis generos (Pennington, 1991), sendo que seis deles se destacam pela grande quantidade de especies catalogadas: Pouteria Aubl.; Palaquium G.; Madhuca M., Sideroxylon L., Chrysophyllum L.
Cutting and grafting as influencing factors on the initial growth and production of abiu fruit in field conditions/Estaquia e enxertia como fatores de influencia no crescimento inicial e producao de abieiro em condicoes de campo/Esqueje e injerto como factores de influencia en el crecimento inicial y produccion de caimito en condiciones de campo
The name of the company, Gutta Percha, is derived from the genus name of the Palaquium gutta tree, which produces sap that transforms into a rigid natural latex.
1950 Chemistry in Canada
The dominance of Cullenia exharillata, Poecilneuron indicum, Palaquium ellipticum, Mesua ferrea, Hopea parviflora, Calophyllum polyanthum (syn.
Revisiting forest types of India/Revision des types de forets en Inde/Revision de los tipos de bosque de la India
(144.) Gutta-percha is a hard natural latex material produced from the sap of tropical trees in the genus Palaquium
Boring through history: An environmental history of the extent, impact and management of marine woodborers in a global and local context, 500 BCE to 1930s CE