Description
Erect undershrub, up to 70 cm high.
Leaves chartaceous to coriaceous, 22.5-32 by 6.5-9 cm;
Inflorescences at the base of the stem, simple, spiciform, 5.5 cm long, puberulous;
Stamens in 2 whorls:
Capsules (very young) slender, 4-angular, twisted, c. 4 cm long, sparsely puberulous.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, Central Celebes present, Lambarese present, NE. Palopo present
Malesia: Central Celebes (Lambarese, NE. Palopo); once collected.
Notes
The only species so far known from Celebes. Allied to T. philippinensis, which has a closely reticulate prominent venation underneath the leaves, a slightly shorter perianth not contracted in the lower third, and 4-6 style lobes against c. 12 in T. celebica.
