Dendrophthoe praelonga
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Description
Glabrous except for the young shoots, inflorescences and flowers white to pale grey tomentose, soon glabrescent other than the ovary.
Leaves scattered or rarely opposite; lamina ovate or elliptic, 7-20 by 5-12 cm, thick, cuneate to slightly cordate at the base to a petiole 2-12 mm long, obtuse or rounded at the apex, dull on both sides; venation pinnate with the midrib and the incurved main laterals distinct on both sides and more prominent below.
Inflorescences at the nodes, a many-flowered raceme; axis 30-60 mm long; pedicels 1-4 mm long.
Notes
Similar to Dendrophthoe longituba from Borneo, differing in thicker leaves less cordate at the base, with shorter petiole; thicker inflorescence axis with flowers more crowded; and robust corolla and obtuse anthers. Also similar to D. incarnata of Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, differing in thicker leaves; shorter inflorescence axis; and more robust glabrous corolla.