Horsfieldia macilenta

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Horsfieldia macilenta

Description

Tree 4-17 m. Leaves membranous, oblong(-lanceolate), 10-18(-27) by 3-6.5 cm, base (rounded to short-)attenuate, apex acute-acuminate; Inflorescences with sparse woolly hairs (0.2-)0.5 mm; Fruits (in Sumatra) 2 or 3 together in a short infructescence 2-3 cm long, glabrous, ellipsoid, 2.2-2.4 by 1.5-1.6 cm, apex rounded, base contracted into a 2-4 mm long narrowed part;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sabah present, Sarawak present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present)
Malesia: Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah).

Morphology

According the structure of the male flowers, the present species is related to H. polyspherula, especially the slender specimens of var. polyspherula. Horsfieldia macilenta differs from H. polyspherula in the more slender twigs, thinly membranous leaves, and slender and tiny inflorescences.

Citation

W J. de Wilde 2000 – In: Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak: 375