Xanthophyllum borneense

{{Short description|Species of tree}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | genus = Xanthophyllum | species = borneense | authority = Miq.<ref name=TPL/> | synonyms = }}

'''''Xanthophyllum borneense''''' is a tree in the family Polygalaceae. It is named for Borneo.<ref name=TFSS/>

==Description== ''Xanthophyllum borneense'' grows up to {{convert|8|m|-1}} tall. The bark is grey-green and smooth. The flowers are pale brownish, drying orange. The pale brown fruits are round to ovoid and measure up to {{convert|1.8|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} in diameter.<ref name=TFSS/>

==Distribution and habitat== ''Xanthophyllum borneense'' is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is riverine forests and on hills, from sea-level to {{convert|300|m|-2}} altitude.<ref name=TFSS/>

==References== {{Reflist | refs =

<ref name=TPL> {{Cite web | title = ''Xanthophyllum borneense'' Miq. | url = http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2467829 | work = The Plant List | access-date = 17 March 2014}} </ref>

<ref name=TFSS> {{Cite book | last1 = De Wilde | first1 = W. J. J. O. | last2 = Duyfjes | first2 = Brigitta E. E. | date = March 2007 | contribution = ''Xanthophyllum borneense'' Miq. | 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. | editor4-last = Kiew | editor4-first = Ruth | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 6 | pages = 239, 241 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 978-983-2181-89-7 | 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) | access-date = 17 March 2014 }} </ref>

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borneense Category:Endemic flora of Borneo Category:Trees of Borneo Category:Plants described in 1864 Category:Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel