Axinandra alata
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Description
Tree.
Leaves 5-10 by 3-5 cm, rounded at the base, cuspidate at the top and with acute tip, chartaceous to subcoriaceous, distinctly reticulate;
Inflorescence 8-13 cm, consisting of main axis with 1 or 2 pairs of 4-12 cm long primary axes each bearing 10-35 flowers.
Sepals c. ¾ mm.
Petals c. 3½-4 mm, 1-¼ mm wide at the base, valvate to imbricate at the base, valvate-conduplicate for the rest, more or less connate especially in the median part, almost completely enveloping the stamens.
Ovules 2 per cell.
Fruit not seen.
Connective pear- or drop-shaped, c. 1 mm, with dorsal swelling.