Radermachera ramiflora

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Radermachera ramiflora

Description

Large tree, 24-30 m, stem 30-60 cm ø; Leaves (2-)3-pinnate, up to 1 m, more or less crowded at the twig-ends; Flowers thickly set in closely placed ramiflorous pendent racemes to 20 cm long, erect on curved pedicels 1-2 cm long and with 3 bracteoles ± halfway on an articulation. Stamens (and style) reaching the mouth, inserted halfway the tube, glabrous but their adnate base lax glandular-papillose, thecae ± divergent, 4-5 mm; Ovary ribbed, pistil c. 4 cm, stigmatic lobes 2 mm, very narrow. Capsule straight or twisted, 35-70 cm, c. 5 mm ø; Seeds 4-5 by 2½ mm, the wings 6-7 mm.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo (Sabah present), Dallas present, Kota Belud present, Kp. Kiau I resthouse present, Mesilau present, Mt Kinabalu present, Peni-bukan present, Tenompok present
Malesia: Sabah, Mt Kinabalu (Peni-bukan, Dallas, Mesilau, Tenompok, Kota Belud, Kp. Kiau I resthouse), not rare.

Notes

A characteristic, isolated species: ramiflorous, flowers in racemes, shape of corolla.
Leaflets of suckers and saplings dentate. NOOTE-BOOM & ABAN 1603 has only 2-pinnate leaves, CLEMENS 30364 has them 2-3-pinnate.

Citation

STEEN. 1976 – In: Blumea: 129