Alstonia parvifolia

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Alstonia parvifolia

Description

Small tree up to 8 m high. Branchlets glabrous. Leaves in whorls of 4 (rarely of 3); Inflorescence 4-11 cm long, many-flowered; Flowers fragrant. Sepals pale green, grey-green or brown when dried, connate at the base for (0.7-)1-1.6 mm, ovate, 2.5-3.2(-3.7) by 1.2-2.5 mm, obtuse or rounded and with a thick margin, densely pubescent except on the fused part inside, erect or slightly spreading (sometimes reflexed). Stamens inserted at 2.3-3.2 mm from the base; Fruit 16-21(-24?) cm by c. 3 mm, glabrous, with narrow and acutish apex, blackish when dried. Seeds narrowly elliptic, 5.5-7 by 1.5-1.7 mm, dark brown, pubescent on both sides, one end rounded, the other end acuminate, which is bifid at the apex up to 1 mm long;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Philippines (Philippines present)
Malesia: Philippines.

Taxonomy

The sterile material of A. parvifolia looks like that of A. angustifolia. For the distinction see .

Citation

Merr. 1906 – In: Philipp. J. Sci.: 116
Sidiy. 1998 – In: Blumea: 160
Merr. 1923 – In: Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl.: 322
Markgr. 1974 – In: Blumea: 25