Pentaspadon velutinus

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Description

Tree up to 60 m high and 45 cm Ø. Bark grey, light yellowish brown or reddish brown, smooth, with distinct adherent scales. Leaves with 3-5 pairs of leaflets, reddish pink when young. Flowers whitish to pink. Petals obovate, 1½-2 by 1-1¼ mm. Stamens ⅔-1 mm; Panicles up to 22 cm long, velutinous; Ovary c. ¼ mm Ø. Seed ovoid-oblong, compressed, 2 by ⅔ cm.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), Kelantan present, Kwantan Distr present, Malacca present, Muara Serangge present, Negri Sembilan present, Padang Uplands present, Pahang present, Peninsular Thailand present, Perak present, W. Indragiri present

Peninsular Thailand and Malesia: Sumatra (Padang Uplands, W. Indragiri, Muara Serangge, Kwantan Distr.), Malay Peninsula (Perak, Kelantan, Pahang, Negri Sembilan, Malacca).

Notes

CORNER () rightly pointed out that the stigma of the present species is not 3-lobed as described and shown in the drawings by ENGLER (in 1883, cf. t. 9, f. 39 & 40).

Citation

KOCHUM. 1964 – In: Mal. For. Rec.: 330

Corner 1939 – In: Gard. Bull. S. S.: 262

King 1896 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 498

JACOBS 1961 – In: Acta Bot. Neerl.: 105

Engl. 1883: p. 294. – In: DC., Mon. Phan. 4: t. 9, f. 37-42

CRAIB 1926: Fl. Siam. En.: 358

Hook.f. 1940: Ways. Trees: 113