Maniltoa polyandra

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Maniltoa polyandra

Description

Lofty tree. Leaves 2- or 3-jugate; rachis 5 cm and petiole 0.5 cm, both puberulous. Rachis of the inflorescence 7-10 mm, tomentose; bracts 2-6 mm long, puberulous, glabrescent; bracteoles 4.5-6 mm, inserted at 1-5 mm above the base of the pedicels; pedicels 11-25 mm, tomentose. Sepals 5.5-7 mm, glabrous or tomentose near the apex. Petals 6-8 mm. Stamens c. 50, shortly connate at base over 0.25 mm, villous or glabrous (even in one flower); filaments 10-13 mm; anthers apiculate. Ovary woolly-villous; stipe 1 mm, obliquely inserted off the centre of the hypanthium and adnate to it; style 5-7 mm. Fruits 5.5-6 by 3.5-4 by 1-1.5 cm, glabrous, rough, smooth.

Taxonomy

Soerianegara et al. expressed the opinion that this species occupies an intermediate position between Maniltoa and Cynometra and, therefore, doubt the distinctness of the two genera. In the characters by which the two genera are distinguished, the present species is, however, not at all intermediate but does clearly belong to Maniltoa.

Citation

Ridley 1922 – In: Fl. Malay Penins.: 636.
Meeuwen 1970 – In: Blumea: 43.
Baker 1878 – In: Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 268
Harms 1917 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 48