Elmerrillia tsiampacca

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Elmerrillia tsiampacca

Description

Tree to 60 m high and 150(-200) cm diam. Leaves often appressed-ly pubescent above in innovations, soon glabrescent, hairy beneath but glabrous in var. glaberrima, sometimes glaucous, (narrowly) elliptic, rarely ovate (often so in Sulawesi), 10-46 by 4-15 cm; Stipules with same indumentum. Flowers white to yellow; Stamens 10-14 mm; Fruit cylindrical, 4-9 by 1.5-2 cm.

Distribution

Ambon present, Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Maluku (Maluku present); New Guinea present; Sumatera (Sumatera present), Biak & Japen present, Buru present, Central & N. Sulawesi present, New Britain present
Malesia: Sumatra (Mentawai I., Siberut), Borneo, Central & N. Sulawesi, Moluccas (Ambon, Buru), New Guinea (incl. Biak & Japen), New Britain.

Citation

NOOT. 1985: p. 103. – In: Blumea: f. 6-8
Koord. 1922 – In: Suppl. Fl. N.O. Celebes: t. 9
CROFT 1978: p. 130. – In: Womersley, Handb. Papua New Guinea: t. 65
Miq. 1858 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 18
Merr. 1917: Interpr. Rumphius: 224
LINNE 1868 – In: Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat.: 73