Dracontomelon lenticulatum

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Dracontomelon lenticulatum

Description

Tree up to 37 m high and 120 cm ø. Bark grey-green to brown, irregularly fissured. Leaves with 4-9 pairs of leaflets; Flowers whitish green. Petals ovate-oblong, sometimes lanceolate, 4½-5 by 1¾-2¼ mm. Stamens 3-4 mm; Panicles up to 30 cm long, pubescent, glabrescent; Ovary depressed-globose, c. ⅓ the length of pistil, 2-3 mm ø. Seed broadly ovoid, ¾-1 cm long.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, Botanic Garden at Lae cultivated, Nabire present, Sepik, Central and Morobe Distr present
Malesia: New Guinea (West: Nabire, one coll.; East: Sepik, Central and Morobe Distr.).
Cultivated in the Botanic Garden at Lae.