Xanthophyllum suberosum

Primary tabs

Xanthophyllum suberosum

Description

Tree, up to 25 m, up to 70 cm dbh. Leaf-blade 4.5-11 by 2-5.5 cm; Sepals sparsely minutely hairy outside, rather densely shortly lanate. Sepals sparsely minutely hairy outside, rather densely shortly hairy inside; Petals 14-16 mm long, white, when dry dark reddish, rather sparsely hairy outside, subglabrous inside. Stamens: Ovary very densely (velvety) hairy; Fruit (immature) c. 2 cm diam., shortly stipitate, finely pustulate, dark, distinctly bluish-waxy, hairy;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, Biak present, Japen Is present, Meos Num present
Malesia: New Guinea (incl. Meos Num, Biak&Japen Is.).

Citation

MEIJDEN 1982: p. 141. – In: Leiden Bot. Ser.: f. 18