Buchanania microphylla
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Description
Tree.
Leaves elliptic, elliptic-oblong, broad elliptic, rarely obovate, 3½-10½ by 2¼-4¾ cm, slightly hairy towards the basal part especially on the midrib on both surfaces, glabrescent;
Petals ovate, or elliptic-oblong, 2½-2¾ by l¼-l¾ mm.
Stamens 1½-2½ mm;
Panicles 1½-10 cm long, shortly hairy, sometimes glabrescent;
Distribution
Asia-Temperate: Hainan (Hainan present), Asia-Tropical: Philippines (Philippines present), Cebu present, Guimaras present, Luzon present, Palawan present, Panay present
China (Hainan) and Malesia: Philippines (Palawan, Luzon, Cebu, Panay, and Guimaras).
Notes
Fruiting and sterile specimens of B. microphylla are quite similar to rather 'small' leaved ones of B. arborescens; such material cannot be identified with certainty. Fortunately, B. microphylla is not common, and is so far known only from the Philippines; besides, fertile material of these two species may sometimes have both flowers and fruits on the same specimen, or fruits with remaining stamens at the base, to facilitate identification.
Some Philippine specimens were wrongly referred to this species (cf. ).
Some Philippine specimens were wrongly referred to this species (cf. ).