Английская Википедия:Chisocheton polyandrus

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Chisocheton polyandrus, of the mahogany family (Meliaceae), is a species of pachycaulous, unbranched trees variously called "palmoids", "maypole trees" or "Corner model trees" (after Prof. E.J.H. Corner who was the first to describe them as an architectural growth form) occurring among several families of unrelated trees.

C. polyandrus is native to Borneo,[1] and grows up to a height of Шаблон:Convert in height, and may have small buttress roots or even prop roots. It is topped by a tight circle of indeterminate, once-pinnate leaves up to Шаблон:Convert in length, which may eventually have up to fourteen pairs of leaflets, acquired one pair at a time over a period of several months or years, each leaflet measuring up to Шаблон:Convert long by Шаблон:Convert in width.[2][3] In mature leaves the oldest pair may die when a new pair is formed. The unbranched inflorescences are up to Шаблон:Convert long with the flowers occupying just the last foot (30 cm) or so, eventually hanging straight down as the weight of the fruit increases. The flowers are tubular, Шаблон:Convert in length. Petals 5 or 6, white with red blush and having up to 14 stamens. The fruit has three seeds, each covered with a red aril.[2][3]

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