Chilocarpus rostratus
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Description
Climber, reported to 20 m high.
Branchlets glabrous.
Leaves:
Inflorescence axillary, shorter than to as long as subtending petiole, to 1.6 cm long, flowers densely congested, glabrous;
Stamens inserted at 2-3.8 mm from corolla base which is 0.3-0.5 of tube length;
Ovary ovoid, 0.7-1.3 mm high;
Fruit 4.2-9 by 1.9-4.2 cm, orange, smooth to densely tuberculate.
Seeds 6.5-8.5 by 4.5-5.3 by 3.9-4 mm.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), Peninsular Thailand present
Peninsular Thailand; in Malesia: Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo.
Taxonomy
Chilocarpus tuberculatus, from Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, is indistinguishable in flower from C. rostratus, from Borneo, but does tend to have more warty fruits. However, this character is also present to a lesser degree in some C. rostratus specimens from Borneo. The distinction between the two species is slight and cannot be maintained.