Leea angulata

Primary tabs

Leea angulata

Description

Weak straggler, bushy shrub or tree up to 15 m, frequently multi-stemmed and suckering; Leaves 2- or 3-pinnate, leaflets numerous. Inflorescences up to 25 cm long, broad, multi-branched, pubescent; Flowers 5-merous, greenish white. Ovary 6-celled, style 2 mm. Fruit 7-10 mm ø, greyish blue;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo (Sabah present); Jawa (Jawa present); Lesser Sunda Is. (Bali present); Malaya present (Singapore present); Maluku (Maluku present); Philippines (Philippines present); Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present), Atjeh present, Basilan present, Bawean present, Christmas I present, E. Coast present, Flores present, Kedah present, Kelantan present, Lampong present, Lesser Sunda Is present, Lombok present, Mindanao present, Narathiwat present, Negros present, Nicobar Is present, Pahang present, Panay present, Pattani present, Penang present, Perak present, SE. present, SW. Peninsula present, Sanana present, Selangor present, Songkhla present, Sula Is present, Sulu Is present, Sumbawa present, Tawau present, Ν. Borneo present
Nicobar Is., Thailand (Peninsular: Songkhla, Pattani, Narathiwat); Malesia: Malaya (Kedah, Penang, Perak, Kelantan, Pahang, Selangor), Singapore, Sumatra (Atjeh, E. Coast, Lampong), Java (common, incl. Bawean and Christmas I.), Lesser Sunda Is. (Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores), Ν. Borneo (Sabah, Tawau), Philippines (Negros, Panay, Mindanao, Basilan, Sulu Is.), Celebes (SE. and SW. Peninsula), Moluccas (Sula Is.: Sanana). .

Citation

Merr. 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 11
Clarke 1881 – In: J. Bot.: 105
BACKER 1911: Schoolfl. Java: 255
King 1896 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 414
Corner 1940 – In: Ways. Trees: 97
K. & V. 1903 – In: Bijdr.: 9
Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 485
BURK. 1935: Dict.: 1326
SUESSENG. 1953 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam., ed. 2, 20d: 384, 385
CERON 1892: Cat. Pl. Herb. Manilla: 51
BACKER & BAKH.f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 94
Clarke 1881 – In: J. Bot.: 166
RIDSDALE 1974: p. 84. – In: Blumea: f. 3/2-3, with full synonymy.
Clarke 1881 – In: J. Bot.: 166