Cardiopteris quinqueloba
Content
Description
Much branched with twining terete stems, which often preserve their freshness after the fall of the leaves and are loaded with fruits then, 2-5(-9) m.
Leaves widely spaced, polymorphous, broadly ovate in outline, with a cordate base, generally ± deeply or irregularly 3-5(-9)-lobed, apex generally acutish, lateral lobes acute or obtuse, very rarely entire or almost so, herbaceous, caducous, pale green, (4-)6-12(-17) by (3-)4-7(-16) cm, main nerves 7-9 radiating from apex of the petiole, slightly raised beneath, veins rather obscure;
Flowers distant from each other along rachis, on short pedicels (1 mm, accrescent to 5 mm in fruit).
Petals white, 2.5(-3.5) mm.
Panicles solitary on 3-5(-10) cm long peduncles, 1-2(-3)-forked, cincinni rather few-flowered, glandular-puberulous or almost glabrous, 5-10 cm, accrescent in fruiting stage.
Fruit obovate-elliptic in outline, the wings included, apex emarginate, base cuneate and suddenly contracted to a kind of foot up to 2 mm, on the very base of which the persistent calyx is found, wings glossy yellow or light stramineous colour, tipped by the accrescent style which remains green and fleshy for a long time.
Distribution
Alor present, Asia-Temperate: China South-Central (Yunnan present), Asia-Tropical: Assam (Assam present); Jawa (Jawa present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Maluku (Maluku present); Sulawesi (Sulawesi present); Thailand (Thailand present), Bawean present, Burma present, Kangean Is present, Kedah present, Lesser Sunda Is present, Lombok present, Madura present, N. & NE. Sumatra present, Perak present, Perlis present, SE. Asia present, SE. Borneo present, Saleijer Is present, Sumba present, Sumbawa present, Tenimber Is present, W. Bengal present
SE. Asia (W. Bengal and Assam to Burma, Thailand, Indo-China and Yunnan); in Malesia: N. & NE. Sumatra, Malay Peninsula (Kedah, Perlis, Perak), SE. Borneo (twice found), Java (incl. also Bawean&Kangean Is. and Madura), Lesser Sunda Is. (Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Alor), Celebes incl. also Saleijer Is.), Moluccas (Tenimber Is.).
Citation
Wu & WANG 1957 – In: Act. Phytotax. Sin.: 284
Ridl. 1923 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 464
CRAIB 1926 – In: Fl. Siam. En.: 276
Miq. 1856 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 799
SLEUM. 1942 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam., ed. 2, 20b: 400
Bl. 1849 – In: Rumphia: f. 1A
GAGNEP. 1912 – In: Fl. Gén. I.-C.: 849
HASSK. 1844: Cat. Hort. Bog.: 235
MAST. 1875 – In: Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 1: 597
KANJILAL C.S. 1936 – In: Fl. Assam: 254
BACK. 1911: Schoolfl. Java: 230
GAGNEP. 1948: Fl. Gén. I.-C.: 759
LARSEN 1963 – In: Dansk Bot. Ark.: 71
KURZ 1875 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 157
R. BR. 1852: p. 246. – In: Benn. & Br., Pl. Jav. Rar.: t. 49
SLEUM. 1942: p. 400. – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam., ed. 2, 20b: f. 120 F-G
King 1895 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 131
HEYNE 1950 – In: Nutt. Pl.: 987
GAGNEP. 1911: p. 847. – In: Fl. Gen. I.-C.: f. 105
BECC. 1877 – In: Malesia: 131
BACK. & BAKH.f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 63
Merr. 1921: En. Born.: 357
AMSH. 1948 – In: Back., Bekn. Fl. Java, (em. ed.), 6: fam. 135, p. 9
BURK. 1935: Dict.: 456
SCHEFF. 1876 – In: Ann. Jard. Bot. Btzg: 14
HENDERS. 1939 – In: J. Mal. Br. R. As. Soc.: 59
DC. 1873 – In: Prod.: 26
KOORD.-SCHUM. 1912 – In: Syst. Verz.: 6