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Definition of Palaquium
1. Noun. Large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and leathery leaves.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Sapotaceae, Sapodilla Family, Sapotaceae
Member holonyms: Gutta-percha Tree, Palaquium Gutta
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palaquium
Literary usage of Palaquium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pamphlets on Forestry in the Philippine Islands (1903)
"What this plant may be is doubtful as Blanco described no such species and no
such name is listed in Index Kewensis. The use of the name Palaquium ..."
2. Report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands by Philippines Governor (1907)
"Leaves of Palaquium Gutta Burck, grown at the botanical garden at Singapore, ...
Gutta-Percha Leaf (Palaquium Gutta) enlarged, showing the fibers of gutta- ..."
3. Publications by Bureau of Government Laboratories, Philippines, Department of the Interior (1904)
"Palaquium sp. indet. This species, which is certainly ... A species is probably
most closely related to Palaquium ..."
4. The Indian Forester (1905)
"We already have an area of about 60000 acres reserved, fairly rich in young "
Palaquium," chiefly in Perak and Selangor, and probably as much more remains ..."
5. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1892)
"Of these, the species of first rate importance are Palaquium gutta, ...
Palaquium oblongifolium is a native of Sumatra, Borneo, and Malacca ; while Bangka ..."
6. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1891)
"Pierre, after the indications of Bentham, adopts the generic name Palaquium, and
adds as Gutta- Percha yielding: Palaquium Malaccense, ..."
7. Report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands by Philippines Governor (1904)
"The accompanying photographs will show some *of the resemblances and differences
between the species above mentioned. The trees of the genus Palaquium are ..."
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