# Wikstroemia polyantha

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{{Short description|Species of tree}}
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| genus = Wikstroemia
| species = polyantha
| authority = [Merr.](/source/Elmer_Drew_Merrill)
| synonyms = *''Wikstroemia calva'' {{Au|[Backer](/source/Cornelis_Andries_Backer)}}
*''Wikstroemia junghuhnii'' {{Au|[Valeton](/source/Theodoric_Valeton)}}
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'''''Wikstroemia polyantha''''' grows as a small tree up to {{convert|7|m|-1}} tall, with a stem diameter of up to {{convert|8|cm|0}}. The twigs are reddish to dark brown. [Inflorescences](/source/Inflorescences) bear at least six flowers which are yellow, yellowish green or white. Fruits are red. The [specific epithet](/source/specific_name_(botany)) ''polyantha'' is from the [Greek](/source/Greek_language) meaning 'many flowers'. Habitat is forests from sea-level to {{convert|2200|m|-3}} altitude. ''W.&nbsp;polyantha'' is found in [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia) and the [Philippines](/source/Philippines).<ref name=TFSS/>

==References==
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<ref name=TPL>{{Cite web | title= ''Wikstroemia polyantha'' | url= http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-50317455 | work = [The Plant List](/source/The_Plant_List) | accessdate= 25 August 2013}}</ref>

<ref name=TFSS>{{Cite book | last1= Tawan | first1= C. S. |date=September 2004 | contribution= ''Wikstroemia polyantha'' Merr. | contribution-url= http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSS.vol4_5_6.pdf | editor1-last= Soepadmo | editor1-first= E. | editor2-last= Saw | editor2-first= L. G. | editor3-last= Chung | editor3-first= R. C. K. | title= Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume= 5 | pages= 481, 483 | publisher= [Forest Research Institute Malaysia](/source/Forest_Research_Institute_Malaysia) | isbn= 983-2181-59-3 | url= http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | version= (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) | accessdate= 25 August 2013 }}</ref>

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polyantha
Category:Plants described in 1915
Category:Trees of Malesia
Category:Taxa named by Elmer Drew Merrill

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