Symplocos whitfordii

Primary tabs

Symplocos whitfordii

Description

Small tree, 6-10 m, 30 cm Ø, sometimes fasti-giate. Leaves glabrous, acuminate with acute, attenuate base and crenate margin, ± elliptic, 2-5¾ by l-2½ (-3)cm; Stamens stout, 20-30. Ovary glabrous, 1½—3 mm high; Fruit ovoid, 5-7 by 3-5 mm; Seed 1, U-shaped, embryo U-shaped.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Philippines (Philippines present), Luzon present, Mt Pulog present, Negros present
Malesia: Philippines (Luzon: Mt Pulog; Negros).

Citation

Merr. 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 302
NOOT. 1975 – In: Leid. Bot. Ser.: 292