Trevesia burckii

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Trevesia burckii

Description

Shrub or small, sparsely branched tree up to 10 m, branches stout with small prickles, young parts rufous-furfuraceous, cataphylls prickly. Leaves crowded at the ends of the shoots, digitately compound; Inflorescence a large terminal panicle, often overtopped by lateral shoots; Stamens c. 7-10, filament flattened c. 2.5 mm, anthers broadly triangular, c. 3 mm long. Ovary at anthesis broadly obconic, usually rufous-furfuraceous, c. 7-10-celled; Fruit subglobose 1.5 by 1.25 cm, surmounted by the stylopodium and connate styles.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sarawak present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), Kedah present
Malesia: Sumatra, Malay Peninsula (from Kedah southwards), Borneo (Sarawak).

Notes

The stamens are described as cream on an orange disk. Seedling plants have leaves which are palmately lobed or entire.

Citation

Merr. 1921: En. Born.: 456
Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 882
Boerl. 1890 – In: Handl.: 649
Masamune 1942: En. Phan. Born.: 566
King 1898 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 58