Xanthophyllum Monticolum (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Xanthophyllum monticolum is a species of plant in the Polygalaceae family. It is endemic to Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Polygalaceae (syn. Diclidantheraceae, Moutabeaceae, Xanthophyllaceae) or Milkwort family is a family of flowering plants in the order Fabales. They have a near-cosmopolitan range, with about 17 genera and 900-1,000 species of herbs, shrubs and trees. Over half of the species are in one genus, Polygala, the milkworts. Under the Cronquist classification system, the Polygalaceae was treated in a separate order of its own, the Polygalales. Currently, and according to the APG, it belongs to Fabales.