Harpullia ramiflora
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Description
Bushy to sparsely branched shrub or tree, up to 15 m high, dbh up to 15 cm.
Twigs and leaf axes, or only buds, inflorescences, and infructescences sparsely to densely variably hairy, ± glabrescent.
Leaves (l-)3-4(-7)-jugate;
Inflorescences initially axillary, after leaf-drop rami- to cauli-florous, at first solitary (or some together), later clustered, (in fruit pendent), 1-20(-40) cm long, s impie or sparsely branched, mainly in the lower part, few-flowered;
Sepals ovate (outer) to elliptic (or inner orbicular), 3.5-6 by 2.5-4.5 mm, persistent.
Petals (lanceolate or) oblanceolate to obovate, 6-13.5 by (1.5—)2—3 mm, white to creamy, glabrous.
Stamens 5;
Fruits transversely ellipsoid to broadly heart-shaped (or obtriangular), 11-16(-22) by 16-25 mm;
Seeds black with a shining orange arillode.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Maluku (Maluku present); New Guinea present; Philippines (Philippines present), Australasia: Queensland (Queensland present), Catanduanas present, Halmahera present
Malesia: Philippines (Catanduanas), Moluccas (Halmahera), New Guinea; Queensland.
Citation
auct. non K. Schum. & Laut.: Radlk. 1920: p. 312. – In: Bot. Jahrb. as for W New Guinea
Radlk. 1920: p. 313. – In: Bot. Jahrb. as for W New Guinea
auct. non K. Schum. & Laut.: Radlk. 1934: p. 1440. – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 98. ditto.
Rehder 1933 – In: J. Arnold Arbor. 14. p 64
Radlk. 1934 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 98. p 1448
Radlk. 1934 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 98. p 1439
Radlk. 1934 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 98. p 1449
Leenh. & Vente 1982 – In: Blumea. p 38
Merr. 1923: p. 516. – In: Enum. Philipp. Flow. Pl. as for Ramos 30150
Radlk. 1934 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 98. p 1439
S.T. Reynolds 1985: p. 42. – In: Fl. Austral. map48
Radlk. 1934 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 98. p 1443
S.T. Reynolds 1981: p. 415. – In: Austrobaileya. f. 29g