Symplocos pyriflora

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Symplocos pyriflora

Description

Shrub or small to medium-sized tree. Leaves glabrous, mostly faintly acuminate with cuneate or rounded base and undulate to crenate margin, elliptic, 5-15 by 2-2¾ cm; Flowers in a subterminal, rarely terminal, raceme or panicle of racemes; Stamens c. 100 or more. Ovary glabrous, 1½-2 mm high; Fruit ellipsoid, c. 15 by 8 mm; Seeds not seen, but probably with straight embryo.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present), G. Tahan present, G. Tapis present, Kuantan present, Pahang present
Malesia: Malay Peninsula (Pahang: G. Tahan; Kuantan: G. Tapis), two collections.

Notes

Closely allied to S. nivea, see there.

Citation

Ridl. 1923 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 307