Xanthophyllum ellipticum
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Description
Shrub or tree, up to 30 m, 40 cm dbh.
Leaf-blade 5-20 by 2-7 cm, margin often irregular, sometimes shallowly cre-nate because of glands;
Inflorescences often several together on the secondarily thickened nodes, shorter than the leaves.
Sepals mostly nigrescent, glabrous to minutely hairy inside;
Petals white to light yellow, when dry light brown to dark orange, inside minutely hairy only above base;
Stamens:
Ovary subsessile;
Fruit sessile, globular, 1.5-2.2 cm diam., smooth, dark reddish, somewhat shiny;
Seed often (sub)apical.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present, Singapore present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), Karimun Is present, Nias present, Penang I present, Riouw present, S. Thailand present, Simalur present
S. Thailand; in Malesia: Malay Peninsula (incl. Singapore, Penang I.), Sumatra (incl. Simalur, Nias; Riouw: Karimun Is.), Borneo.
Citation
WYATT-SMITH 1952 – In: Mal. For. Rec.: 80, 361
Corner 1978: Gard. Bull. Sing.: 146, 211
A.W.BENNETT 1874 – In: Fl. Br. India: 211
CHODAT 1963 – In: Mal. For. Rec.: iii, 12, 57
MASAMUNE 1942: En. Phan. Born.: 379
BURK. 1935: Dict.: 2268
MASAMUNE 1942: En. Phan. Born.: 379
Miq. 1972: p. 357. – In: Tree FL Mal.: f. 3
King 1890: Mat. Fl. Mal. Pen.: 140
FISCHER 1933: Kew Bull.: 487
MEIJDEN 1982: p. 135. – In: Leiden Bot. Ser.: f. 3A-p, 17
RIDLEY 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 143
RIDLEY 1900 – In: J. Str. Br. R. As. Soc.: 45
MELT-ER 1967 – In: Bot. News Bull. Sandakan: 88
ANDERSON 1963 – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: 152
No 1971 – In: Fed. Mus. J. n.s.: 137
Fox 1970 – In: Sabah For. Rec.: 65
CHODAT 1929 – In: Merr., Pl. Elm. Born.: 133
Merr. 1921: En. Born.: 326
CHODAT 1896 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam. 3: 344
CHODAT 1896 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam. 4: 345
CRAIB 1931 – In: Fl Siam. En.: 106
KEITH 1938 – In: N. Born. For. Rec.: 225
GAGNEP. 1908 – In: Desv., J. Bot. 21: 253
WATSON 1928 – In: Mal. For. Rec.: 249