Lepisanthes sect. Anomotophora

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Lepisanthes sect. Anomotophora

Description

Leaves pari- or (more rarely) imparipinnate, 3-6(-13)-jugate, hairy or glabrous, petiole and rachis winged. Inflorescences axillary, rami- or cauliflorous, solitary or fascicled, simple or slightly branched, glabrous. Sepals 4 or 5 (or 6), outside glabrous. Petals 4 or 5 (or 6), outside nearly always glabrous; Stamens 5-8; Ovary 2- or 3- (or 4-)celled, glabrous. Fruits not or slightly lobed, smooth, glabrous, septa mostly complete.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, W Malesia present
3 species, one in Indo-China, two in W Malesia.