Urceola laevis

Primary tabs

Urceola laevis

Description

Branchlets puberulent to glabrous. Leaves papery to coriaceous; Inflorescence of few-flowered terminal and axillary cymes; Sepals oblong, imbricate, 1.7-2.7 by 0.5-1.3 mm, 1.4-4.4 times as long as wide, apex rounded, rarely obtuse, sparsely puberulent. Stamens inserted at 0.2-0.3 mm from corolla base which is 0.1-0.2 of tube length; Ovaries 0.5-0.6 mm long; Fruit stipitate, dagger-shaped, puberulent when immature, c. 5.3 by 1 cm. Seeds not seen.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sabah present); Philippines (Philippines present); Sulawesi (Sulawesi present), Palawan present
Malesia: Borneo (Sabah), Philippines (Palawan), Sulawesi.

Citation

D.J. Middleton 1996 – In: Blumea: 91
Merr. 1923 – In: Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl.: 332