Rhysotoechia robertsonii
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Description
Tree, 6-25 m high, dbh 10-75 cm, low buttressed, outer bark patchy grey to dark grey to brown to green, (moderately) smooth except for the fine cracking and stippling, scrape red-brown, inner bark fibrous, cream.
Branchlets rough to smooth, greenish brown to greyish brown;
Leaves 1-4-jugate;
Inflorescences axillary, paniculate, 10.5-17.5 cm long, laxly puberulous;
Flowers 4-5 mm in diam.
Sepals:
Petals obo-vate, 1.2-1.5 by 1-1.5 mm, outside pilose only at the base, inside pilose towards the base;
Stamens 8;
Ovary c. 2 mm high, laxly sericeous towards the style;
Fruits reniform to depressed globose, 1.7-2.5 by 2-2.5 cm;
Seeds obovoid, 1-1.3 by 0.8-1 mm;