Gymnopetalum scabrum var. pectinatum
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Description
Sepals subentire or shallowly few-lobed.
Fruit ellipsoid with obtuse apex, c. 4 cm long, finely hairy, not ridged.
Taxonomy
The status of var. pectinatum is unclear. The finely incised male bracts give the plant a very distinct aspect. The ellipsoid fruit is unique and suggests a relationship with G. chinense; the fruit in the latter species is ridged, with a tapered apex. Possibly var. pectinatum is of hybrid origin.