Dactylocladus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Crypteroniaceae
Genus: Dactylocladus
Species: D. stenostachys
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Dactylocladus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 21. Reference page.

Name

Dactylocladus Oliv. Hooker's Icon. Pl. 24: t. 2341. (1895)

monotypic taxon

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Borneo

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Oliver, D. 1895. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 24: t. 2341.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Dactylocladus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Dactylocladus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 21 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Dactylocladus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 21.

Vernacular names

Dactylocladus is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Crypteroniaceae. It contains the single species Dactylocladus stenostachys. The generic name means "finger twigs", referring to the branching of the twigs. The specific epithet stenostachys means "small spike", referring to the inflorescence.[3]
Description

Dactylocladus stenostachys grows as a tree up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 150 cm (60 in). Its bark is brown to grey initially, turning reddish brown and scaly in the mature tree. The elliptic leaves measure up to 10 cm (4 in) long. The timber is used for flooring and furniture.[3]
Distribution and habitat

Dactylocladus stenostachys is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is in peat swamp forest, occasionally in kerangas forest.[3]
References

"Dactylocladus stenostachys". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
"Dactylocladus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
Pereira, J. T. (1996). "Dactylocladus Oliv.". In Soepadmo, E.; Wong, K. M.; Saw, L. G. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. 2. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 147–149. ISBN 983-9592-56-4.