Chilocarpus torulosus

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Chilocarpus torulosus

Description

Branchlets glabrous. Leaves: Inflorescence axillary and terminal, delicate, ultimately umbelliform by contraction of terminal nodes, 4-7 cm long, axes sparsely and minutely puberulent; Stamens inserted at 2-2.4 mm from corolla base which is 0.6-0.7 of tube length; Ovary 1.2-1.4 mm high; Fruit ripening orange, linear, torulose, often distinctly twisted, 15-45 cm by 6-15 mm wide across dilations, dehiscing longitudinally into two. Seeds c. 6-10 by 6 by 4.5 mm.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present
Malesia: Borneo.

Notes

See note under C. denudatus.

Citation

Coode et al. 1996: Checklist Pl. Brunei: 26
Coode et al. 1996: Checklist Pl. Brunei: 26
Masam. 1942: Enum. Phan. Born.: 619
Merr. 1921: Bibliogr. Enum. Born. Pl.: 499
Leeuwenb. 2002 – In: Syst. Geogr. Pl.: 153
Merr. 1921: Bibliogr. Enum. Born. Pl.: 497
Masam. 1942: Enum. Phan. Born.: 618