Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum


Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae; its common name is ivory mahogany.. "Igyo" is its native name in the Philippines.

Taxonomy

Named for French botanist Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré; also named D. decandrum.

Description

Large tree of the Mahogany family, up to in height; notable for large compound leaves with conspicuous uneven bases, which tend to radiate into spherical clumps.

Distribution and habitat

Occurs in Malesia, Christmas Island, Australia from the Cape York Peninsula to the Mary River, South East Queensland, and islands of the South-West Pacific, in lowland rainforest to 300m abl. It is also found in the Philippines.