Diospyros squamifolia (Diospyros squamifolia)
Description
Diospyros squamifolia is a small tree in the Ebenaceae family. It grows up to 5 metres (20 ft) tall. The fruits are round, up to 1.5 cm (1 in) in diameter. The specific epithet squamifolia is from the Latin meaning "scale-like leaf", referring to the fish scale shape of the leaves. Its habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forests. D. squamifolia is endemic to Borneo and known only from Sabah.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ericales
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Family: Ebenaceae
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Genus: Diospyros
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