Lepidopetalum perrottetii

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Lepidopetalum perrottetii

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Description

Shrub to tree, 2-17 m high, dbh 6-25 cm. Leaves 2-4-jugate; Inflorescences axillary with a tendency towards ramiflory, branching mainly in axil or along rachis, latter up to 7 cm long. Flowers c. 4 mm in diam. Sepals 5 (or 6); Petals 5; Stamens 8; Fruits 1.3-2.5 by 0.8-1.6 cm, inside densely hirsute with hairs c. 0.5 mm long; Seeds 6-12 by 5-9.5 mm, base oblique;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, N present, mainly E present
Malesia: Philippines (mainly E and N).

Notes

Clinal variation exists from Mindanao to Luzon, the leaflets and fruits decrease in size.

Citation

Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 569
Radlk. 1933 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 98: 1317
Blume 1879 – In: Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München: 535,622
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 557
Radlk. 1879: Sapind. Holl.-Ind.: 15,46,92
Merr. 1908 – In: Philipp. J. Sc., Bot.: 79
Welzen et al. 1992: p. 458. – In: Blumea: f. 2c, 3a, 7