Horsfieldia crassifolia

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Horsfieldia crassifolia

Description

Tree 10-25 m. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic to oblong, 10-20(-28) by 3.5-7(-10) cm, base rounded to attenuate, apex rounded to subacute or rarely emarginate; Inflorescences among or behind the leaves, late glabrescent or with persistent, dense, woolly dendroid hairs 0.2-0.5 mm; Fruits (1—)2—10 per infructescence, ovoid to obovoid, 1.5-2.2 by 1.2-1.8 cm, glabrous, drying dark brown, with at most few lenticel-like tubercles;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present, Singapore present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), Bangka present, Belitung present, Indragiri present, Johore present, Malacca present, Negri Sembilan present, Perak present, Riau present, S Thailand present, Selangor present, Trengganu present
S Thailand; Malesia: Sumatra (including Indragiri, Riau, Bangka, Belitung), Peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Trengganu, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Malacca, Johore), Singapore, whole of Borneo.

Notes

1 The lower leaf surfaces of Borneo material of H. crassifolia are earlier glabrescent as compared to those in Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. 2 Horsfieldia crassifolia may be confused with H. fulva, a species also with more or less coriaceous leaves and a perianth persistent on the fruit, but with a 3-lobed perianth. Sterile specimens of H. crassifolia may be recognized by the coriaceous leaves, which have usually persistent scale-like hairs on the lower surface, and sparse to rather dense irregularly shaped dark dots and dashes. Sinclair (1975: 26) remarked that the species can easily be recognized from a distance by the rusty or cinnamon-brown colour of the lower leaf surface. The species is very constant in habit, characters, and habitat.

Citation

A. DC 1856 – In: Prodr.: 204
Warb. 2000 – In: Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak: 366
J.Sinclair 1958: p. 386. – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: f. 34, pl. X-A
J.A.R. Anderson 1963 – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: 195
W. J. de Wilde – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.
Hook, f. 1886 – In: Fl. Brit. India: 108
Miq. 1858 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 68
King 1891: Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calc: 308: pl. 140
J.Sinclair 1975: p. 386. – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: 23