Horsfieldia punctatifolia

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Horsfieldia punctatifolia

Description

Tree 7-30 m. Leaves membranous, (elliptic-)oblong, 9-21 by 3-9 cm, base attenuate, apex acute-acuminate; Inflorescences with sparse hairs up to 0.1 mm, or glabrescent; Fruits 1-3 per infructescence, (broadly) ellipsoid, glabrous, 4.5-8 by 3-4.5 cm, drying blackish brown, without or with few small warts;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sabah present, Sarawak present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present, Singapore present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), E Coast Prov present, North Prov present, W, C & E Kalimantan present
Malesia: Sumatra (North Prov., and E Coast Prov.), Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah; W, C & E Kalimantan).

Morphology

Horsfieldia punctatifolia is characterized by the dots on the leaves, deeply cleft male buds, few anthers, and large fruits with thick pericarp.

Citation

J. Sinclair 2000 – In: Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak: 384
W J. de Wilde 1986 – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: 54
J. Sinclair 1975: p. 413. – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: 105