Castanopsis rhamnifolia
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Description
Tree, 10-25 m by 15-40 cm Ø;
Branchlets initially densely set with short stellate hairs, later subglabrous, dark grey, finely fissured or lenticellate;
Leaves chartaceous, ovate-elliptic, (5-)8-10(-13) by (2-)3-4(-5) cm, entire;
Fruit solitary, of the same shape as the cupule, 3-3½ by 2-3 cm, wall 2-3 mm thick, rugose, completely adnate to the cupule.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), Banka present
Malesia: Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, Banka.
Notes
The type of C. rhamnifolia (HORSFIELD HB 4268) from Banka, has very young cupules; it is matched by TEIJSMANN HB 4432, in fruit, from Lampong in S. Sumatra. Leaves 7-12 cm long, ± concolorous, scales and hairs very sparse, cupule at least 2¾ cm through, subsessile with tapering base, densely tomentellous, spines 3-4 mm long, 2-5 mm apart. There is a great resemblance with later collected (non-fruiting) materials from Banka.
KURZ 2202 from Burma, which has been referred to this species, belongs to C. armata SPACH.
KURZ 2202 from Burma, which has been referred to this species, belongs to C. armata SPACH.