Castanopsis tungurrut

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Castanopsis tungurrut

Description

Tree, 20-25 m by 60 cm ø; Branchlets initially with fulvous tomentum, later glabrescent, rather sturdy, dull greyish black, smooth, sparsely lenticellate; Leaves (8-) 12-15(-23) by (3½-)5-6(-9) cm (index 2-3), widest about the middle to slightly below; Stipules boat-shaped, ovate-triangular, 4-6 by 2-3 mm. Inflorescences male, female, or androgynous. Fruit solitary, ovoid-ellipsoid, 3-4 by 1½-2 cm, wall 1 mm thick, completely adnate to the cupule, when ripe rugose and glabrous;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), Banka Is present, Simalur present, West Java present, scattered from Tapanuli in the north to Lampong in the south present
Malesia: Sumatra (scattered from Tapanuli in the north to Lampong in the south), Malay Peninsula, also in Simalur and Banka Is. and West Java (rather common).

Notes

In the type of C. conspersispina, the cupule is but sparsely spiny.
In the past many specimens belonging to this species have been erroneously identified.

Citation

BACKER & BAKH.f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 4
Koord. 1913 – In: Atlas: t. 39
SOEPADMO 1968 – In: Reinwardtia: 403
A. CAMUS 1930: Chat: 358: t. 44: 6-10
K. & V. 1904 – In: Bijdr.: 7
Bl. 1829: Fl. Jav. Cupul: 42: t. 22
King 1889: p. 97. – In: Ann. R. Bot. Gard. Calc.: t. 87