Crudia splendens

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Crudia splendens

Description

Leaves 4- or 5-foliolate; rachis 6-8 cm long. Stipules free, interpetiolar, foliaceous, auriculate-falcate, glabrous, acute, reticulate, 9 by 5 mm. Flowers unknown, apparently loosely arranged along a sturdy, glabrous, striate axis exceeding 10 cm in length. Seeds irregularly orbicular, flattened, 4.5 cm across.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo (Kalimantan present)
Malesia: Kalimantan.

Morphology

This species is only known from the type, which I have not seen. The specific description given above is based on the original one. The foliaceous, auriculate- falcate, rather large stipules are very characteristic for the present species.