Prunus pulgarensis

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Prunus pulgarensis

Description

Small trees. Leaves elliptic to oblong or ovatish, 7-14 by 3-5.5 cm, base acute or rounded, apex acuminate, coriaceous, with 6-9 pairs of nerves, venation reticulate, impressed above, inconspicuous below, densely hairy when young, lower surface remaining hairy when mature, basal glands 2-4 or absent, flat. Stipules elliptic, c. 3-4.5 by 1-2 mm, free. Stamens 25-35, filaments up to 5 mm, glabrous or hairy at base, anthers c. 0.5 mm long. Ovary densely hairy. Fruits globular, 14-18 mm diam., exocarp hairy, mesocarp thick and hard when dry, endocarp thin, glabrous inside. Seed with glabrous testa.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Philippines (Philippines present), Luzon present, Palawan present
Philippines (Luzon, Palawan).

Notes

Little known species and no new material added to what was known in 1965.

Citation

Merr. 1923 – In: Enum. Philipp. Flow. Pl.: 234