Adenia macrophylla var. macrophylla

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Adenia macrophylla var. macrophylla

Description

Leaves thinly to thickly coriaceous, pale green to grey-green beneath, entire or shallowly lobed, suborbicular or ovate to lanceolate, top rounded to acute, up to 1 cm acuminate, base acute-acuminate to broadly rounded, 4-21 by 1½-12 cm, 3(-5)-plinerved and 1-2 pairs oflesser nerves from the midrib, or ± pinninerved; Inflorescences peduncled up to 14 cm. Fruit globular to ovoid, excluding the (10-)15-30 mm long gynophore (2-)3-6(-6½) by (1½-)2-5 cm; Seeds 7-10 mm ø.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), W. & Central Java present
Malesia: Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, W. & Central Java, Borneo. .

Notes

Some small-fruited, pale-leaved specimens from Java resemble var. singaporeana.

Citation

Merr. 1921: En. Born.: 413
RENDLE 1924: J. Bot.: Suppl. 43
MASAM. 1942: En. Phan. Born.: 506
Merr. 1921: En. Born.: 413
HEINE 1951 – In: Fedde, Rep. 54: 242
Merr. 1953: Pfl. Clemens Kinabalu (Thesis): 68
CUSSET 1967 – In: Adansonia: 373, 384
HEND. 1949: p. 153. – In: Mal. Nat. J.: f. 147
Merr. 1929 – In: Univ. Cal. Publ. Bot.: 210
BARTLETT 1926 – In: Pap. Mich. Ac. Sc.: 31
Roxb. 1832 – In: Fl. Ind., ed. Carey: 135
Miq. 1855 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 702
Ridl. 1938: Kew Bull.: 112
G. DON 1834 – In: Gen. Syst.: 59
HARMS 1925 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam., ed. 2, 21: 492
CUSSET 1967 – In: Adansonia: 372, 383
DE WILDE 1971: Thesis: 229: f. 34
Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 841
Ridl. 1938: Kew Bull.: 112
DC. 1828 – In: Prod.: 337
HEND. 1928 – In: Gard. Bull. S. S.: 264
HASSK. 1844: Cat. Hort. Bog.: 187
HALL.f. 1922 – In: Med. Rijksherb.: 12
Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 842
Ridl. 1938: Kew Bull.: 112
Miq. 1860: Sum.: 132, 333
BACK. & BAKH f. 1963 – In: Fl. Java: 289
BURK. & HEND. 1925 – In: Gard. Bull. S. S.: 378
BURK. 1935 – In: Dict.: 48