Xanthophyllum ecarinatum
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Description
Tree, up to 25 m, 16 cm dbh.
Leaf-blade (ovate-)oblong, (3—)7—17 by (l-)2.8-7 cm, apex acuminate to cuspidate;
Inflorescences (much) shorter than the leaves;
Sepals black when dry;
Petals subequal, 9.5-12 mm long, white, the upper ones with a yellow spot, when dry nearly black, cil-iate to apex, inside hairy above insertion of filaments.
Stamens 8(—10);
Ovary stipitate for 2.5-3 cm, dark, glabrous or with a few rather long hairs;
Fruit ellipsoid, up to 11 by 6 cm, attenuate at base and apex, often more or less smooth, orange to dark brown;
Seeds 8 or more, like those of 74. X. papuanum, but albumen forming a thin layer along outer side of the cotyledons.