Xanthophyllum papuanum
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Description
Tree, up to 43 m, up to 1.1 m dhb.
Leaf-blade 5-14 by 2.8-9.3 cm;
Inflorescences ± as long as to longer than the leaves;
Sepals brownish, shortly lanate outside;
Petals (sub)equal, obovate-lanceolate, 7-8.5 mm long, with slightly cupped apex, white, when dry orange-brown, outside with a few woolly hairs along midrib, woolly-ciliate especially at apex, inside woolly hairy.
Stamens 8 or 9, the middle carinal stamen rather often developed;
Ovary 0.5-0.7 mm stipi-tate, inside glabrous to sparsely hairy, outside densely shortly lanate on median rib, further glabrous;
Fruit pear-shaped, c. 5-15 cm long, 3-12 cm diam., reddish brown to greyish greenish brown, often with darker spots;
Seeds mostly more than 8, rarely less, sticking to the pericarp in drying, broadly triangular-ovoid, up to 5 cm wide when dry;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Maluku (Maluku present); New Guinea present, Central Celebes present, Ceram present, Fergusson I present, Japen present, Mios Waar Is present, Numfoor present, Palopo present, Salawati present, Solomon Islands present
Solomon Islands; in Malesia: New Guinea (incl. Fergusson I. in E, and Salawati, Numfoor, Japen&Mios Waar Is. in W), Moluccas (Ceram), Central Celebes (Palopo).
Notes
In a number of collections all flowers examined have 9 stamens: 3 instead of 2 stamens are placed before the adaxial petal.
Citation
VERSTEEGH 1971 – In: Meded. Landb. hogesch. Wageningen: 63
K.SCH. & LAUT. 1901: Fl. Schutz-geb. Sudsee: 388
MEIJDEN 1982: p. 147. – In: Leiden Bot. Ser.: f. 3B-c, 19
WHITM. 1966: Guide For. Br. Sol. Is.: 92, 151
PAIJMANS 1971 – In: Land Research Ser.: 107
EDDOWES 1977: Commerc. Timbers P.N.G.: 46