Parinari sumatrana
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Description
Trees to 30 m tall, without buttresses or small ones to 50 cm;
Leaves chartaceous to subcoriaceous, elliptic to oblong elliptic, 7—14(—21) by 3-7.5 cm, obtuse to shortly broad acuminate at apex, the tip up to 3 mm long, rounded to subcordate at base;
Stipules oblong, to oblong-ovate, 5-12 mm long by 3-5 mm wide at base, membraneous, early caducous, pilose on exterior.
Inflorescence of short axillary panicles 2-6 cm long, the rachis and branches brown tomentose;
Petals spathulate, bluish.
Ovary densely pilose.
Fruit ellipsoid, 4 by 2.5 cm, epicarp densely lenticellate;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Sumatera (Sumatera present), W. Java present
Malesia: Sumatra, W. Java. .
Notes
This species is distinct from others by the predominantly axillary inflorescences. The material described as Lepidocarpa ova lis has much larger, more pointed leaves than most of the collections, but KOSTERMANS is correct in placing that name in synonymy under P. sumatrana.
Citation
Merr. 1952 – In: J. Arn. Arb.: 239
Miq. 1855 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 353
Benth. 1858 – In: Flora: 255
C.MUELL. 1857 – In: Walp., Ann. 4: 644
K. & V. 1900 – In: Bijdr.: 340
Benth. 1861 – In: Suppl. Sumatra: 306
Benth. 1858 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 1084
Benth. 1860 – In: Suppl. Sumatra: 115
Blume 1852 – In: Mus. Bot.Lugd.-Bat.: 97
MIERS 1879 – In: J. Linn. Soc. Bot.: 336
BACKER & BAKH.f. 1964 – In: Fl. Java: 522
KOSTERM. 1965 – In: Reinwardtia: 176
HOOK. f. 1878 – In: Fl. Brit. India: 309