Castanopsis pedunculata

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Castanopsis pedunculata

Description

Tree, 18 m. Branchlets greyish brown, glabrous, densely lenticellate; Leaves concolorous, elliptic-oblong, 8-16 by 2-2½ cm; Fruits 3 in each cupule, ovoid-conical, 1½-2 by 1.5-1.8 cm, the adjoining sides of both central and lateral fruits found concave, the scar covering ⅓-2/5 part, the free part glossy with a thin short indumentum;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo (Sabah present)
Malesia: North Borneo (one collection).

Notes

Distinct by its almost smooth cupule on the long peduncle.
Inflorescences are unknown.