Kibara obtusa

Primary tabs

Kibara obtusa

Description

Shrub or tree to 20 m, bole 36 cm ø dbh, young branches with appressed stiff hairs. Leaves narrowly to broadly elliptic, 8-11.5(-15) by 3.5-5(-6.5) cm, base narrowly or broadly cuneate, apex obtuse, mar-gin entire, becoming glabrous or lower surface with sparse stiff pubescence; Inflorescences axillary or terminal, pubescent, simple or paniculate cymes, up to c. 70 mm long, the rachis, lateral branches and pedicels slender or stronger with a more compacted inflorescence.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo (Sabah present); Philippines (Philippines present), Benguet Prov present, Biak I present, Lahad Datu Distr present, Luzon present, Minahasa present, N. Borneo present, NE. Ce-lebes present, West New Guinea present
Malesia: N. Borneo (Sabah: Lahad Datu Distr.), Philippines (Luzon: Benguet Prov.), NE. Ce-lebes (Minahasa), West New Guinea (Biak I.).

Notes

The flowers are yellow or orange; the ripe drupes are black on an orange receptacle.

Citation

PERKINS & GILG 1901 – In: Pfl.R.Heft: 61
Bl. 1911 – In: Pfl.R.Heft: 34
PHILIPSON 1985 – In: Blumea: 409
Merr. 1923 – In: En.Philip.: 185
PERKINS 1911 – In: Bot.Jahrb.: 424