Glochidion
Cheese trees · also Buttonwood, Leafflower trees
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Glochidion is a genus of flowering plants noted for its specialized mutualism with Epicephala moths, which pollinate the flowers while their larvae consume some developing seeds. Various Lepidoptera larvae also use Glochidion species as food plants. Some species are also valued for their traditional medicinal properties.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 250.02%4.8 yr7.9 in
Traits
- Wildlife value
- High
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.9 in, mean 7.9 in, 90th percentile 7.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Central Range Papuan montane rain forests
- Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests
- Northern New Guinea montane rain forests
- Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests
- Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests
- Vanuatu rain forests
Mangroves
- New Guinea mangroves
Other Glochidion in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.