Vatica albiramis

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Vatica albiramis

Description

Parts glabrous but for the shortly sparsely caducous pubescent calyx and shortly fulvous caducous pubescent ovary. Leaves 8-20 by 3-7 cm, thinly coriaceous, elliptic to lanceolate; Stipule to 16 by 3.5 mm, hastate, subacute, caducous. Panicle to 28 cm long, terminal or axillary, lax, spreading, glabrous, terete;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present, E. Sabah present, Rejang valley to Kinabalu present
Malesia: Borneo (Rejang valley to Kinabalu; E. Sabah).

Notes

Differing from the closely related V. hullettii of Malaya in the narrow fugaceous hastate stipules and totally glabrous young parts and petiole.

Citation

Sloot. 1929 – In: Merr., Pl. Elm. Born.: 205
Sloot. 1968: Man. Dipt. Brun.: 30
Meijer & Wood 1964: p. 305. – In: Sabah For. Rec.: f. 52
Ashton 1964: Man. Dipt. Brun: 66: f. 10