Dysoxylum excelsum
# Dysoxylum excelsum

Dysoxylum excelsum is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet excelsum is from the Latin meaning "tall".

## Description

The tree grows up to 36 metres (120 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (31 in). The sweetly scented flowers are cream-coloured or pinkish white. The fruits are brown when ripe, roundish to pear-shaped and measure up to 5 cm (2 in) in diameter.

## Distribution and habitat

Dysoxylum excelsum is found in Sri Lanka, Nepal, northeast India, southern China, Indochina and throughout Malesia to the Solomon Islands. Its habitat is rain forest from sea-level to 1,000 metres (3,000 ft) altitude.

