Rhyticaryum macrocarpum

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Rhyticaryum macrocarpum

Description

Erect shrub or small tree, up to 13 m, up to 18 cm ø; Leaves elliptic-oblong, or elliptic, apex rather abruptly acuminate for 1-1.5 cm, tip blunt, base narrowed and a little decurrent to the slender petiole, chartaceous, glabrous, with numerous pellucid fine points against strong light, brownish especially beneath when dry, (12-)15-20 by 4-7(-9) cm, nerves 8-10 pairs, curved-ascending and anastomosing, slightly raised mainly beneath, reticulation very dense and finely prominent on both faces; Seed elliptic, compressed, 2.5-3 cm.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present
Malesia: New Guinea.

Citation

SLEUM. 1969 – In: Blumea: 251
SCHELLENB. 1923 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 173
VALET. 1886: Crit. Overz. Olacin.: 257