Castanopsis megacarpa

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Castanopsis megacarpa

Description

Tree, 12-36 m by 30-90 cm ø; Branchlets initially densely set with reddish brown adpressed stellate tomen-tum, later greyish brown, sparsely lenticellate; Leaves thick-coriaceous, lanceolate-oblong or elliptic-oblong, 10-25 by 3-10 cm; Fruit solitary, ovoid, 6-8 by 3-5 cm, wall woody, 3-4 mm thick, rugose, adnate to the cupule;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present, Singapore present)
Malesia: Malay Peninsula (also Singapore), Borneo.

Notes

The syntype of C. ridleyi GAMBLE, KING'S Coll. 6831, 1 refer to C. megacarpa.

Citation

SOEPADMO 1968 – In: Reinwardtia: 395
Corner 1940: Ways. Trees: 293: f. 94
GAMBLE 1915 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 462
A. CAMUS 1930: Chat: 440: t. 61: 1-3