Castanopsis curtisii

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Castanopsis curtisii

Description

Tree, c. 20 m by c. 30 cm Ø. Branchlets glabrous, with minute lenticels; Leaves chartaceous, lanceolate- or elliptic-oblong, 6-13 by 2-5 cm, entire; Stipules linear-acute, 5-7 by 1 mm, soon caducous. Fruit solitary, pear-shaped or reniform, excentric, c. 3 by 2 cm, wall woody, c. 1 mm thick, completely adnate to the cupule.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present), Penang present, Selangor present
Malesia: Malay Peninsula (Selangor, Penang).

Notes

Very close to C. nephelioides and C. rhamnifolia, but differing from both by its glabrous leaf and by its almost smooth, peduncled cupule.
The inflorescence is still unknown.

Citation

A. CAMUS 1930: Chat: 466: t. 68: 5-6
Ridl. 1924 – In: Fl. Mal Pen.: 392
SOEPADMO 1968 – In: Reinwardtia: 389
GAMBLE 1915 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 405