Pometia ridleyi

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Pometia ridleyi

Description

Tree up to 40 m, dbh up to 1.50 m, with steep buttresses up to 3 m high. Leaves 6-8-jugate; Inflorescences erect, 17-25 cm long, (sub)glabrous; Petals shorter than the calyx, 0.65 by 0.8-1 mm, outside glabrous. Stamens: Fruits (ripe?) c. 2 by 2 cm. Seeds not observed.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sabah present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), East Coast present, Simalur present
Malesia: Sumatra (East Coast, Simalur), Malay Peninsula, Borneo (Sabah). See .

Notes

King's original publication was invalid as the name was clearly a provisional one only.

Citation

Wyatt-Smith & Kochummen 1965 – In: Mal. For. Rec, rev. ed: 336
Jacobs 1962 – In: Reinwardtia: 119
Radlk. 1932 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 98: 927
Wong 1962: p. 154. – In: Mal. For.: t.1-4