Swintonia acuta

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Swintonia acuta

Description

Tree up to 30(-45) m high and 65(-93) cm Ø. Bark grey, red-brown, or black, rather smooth, or narrowly and shallowly furrowed. Leaves chartaceous or subcoriaceous, elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, ovate-oblong or lanceolate, (5—)7—16 by (174)274-6 cm, glabrous; Flowers white. Petals elliptic, obovate, or oblanceolate, 2½-3½ by ¾-1½ mm, cuneate or obtuse at the base, sparsely puberulous at the apical part on both surfaces, usually glabrescent, sometimes also sparsely papillose at the lower half inside. Stamens ¾-1¾ mm; Panicles up to 27 cm long, puberulous, glabrescent, or glabrous; Ovary globose or subglobose, ½-l mm Ø;

Distribution

Anap present, Apoh R present, Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Kalimantan present, Sabah present, Sarawak present); Philippines (Philippines present), Bako National Park present, Baram present, Berouw present, Bulungan present, Camiguin I present, Kapit present, Kuching present, Kutai present, Lahad Datu present, Luzon present, Martapura present, Marudi present, Melawai present, Mt Sengghai present, Nanga Pelagos present, Nunukan I present, Paku present, Palawan present, Sampadi Hill present, Sandakan present, Sebalau present, Sebalouw present, Sg. Tanggi present, Sipitang present, Stabut present
Malesia: Borneo (Sarawak: Baram, Kuching, Bako National Park, Apoh R., Paku, Sampadi Hill, Marudi, Stabut, Kapit, Anap, Mt Sengghai, Nanga Pelagos; Sabah: Sandakan, Sipitang, Lahad Datu; Kalimantan: Melawai, Bulungan, Sg. Tanggi, Martapura, Berouw, Sebalouw = Sebalau, Kutai, Nunukan I.) and the Philippines (Camiguin I., Luzon, Palawan).

Citation

Merr. 1921: En. Born.: 349
SMYTHIES 1965: Common Sarawak Trees: 13
Merr. 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 470
Engl. 1883 – In: DC., Mon. Phan. 4: 232
Merr. 1923 – In: En. Philip.: 469
Engl. 1883 – In: DC., Mon. Phan. 4: 232