Sabia limoniacea

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Sabia limoniacea

Description

Evergreen woody climber, up to 10 m. Leaves oblong-ovate to lanceolate, 4-18 by 1.5—6.5(—8) cm, index 2-4(-4.5), ± pergamentaceous-coriaceous, above and beneath glabrous or with some hairs especially on midrib; Flowers green to yellow or white. Sepals sometimes 6 or 7 (see bracteoles), broad-ovate to elliptic, 0.7—1.2(—1.5) by 0.6-1 mm, acute to rounded, glabrous to ± pubescent, ciliolate. Petals suborbicular to elliptic or ± obovate, 1.75-2.5 by 1.25-2 mm, obtuse to rounded, sometimes broad-acute, nerves 5, usually obscure. Stamens 1.5-2 mm;

Distribution

Asia-Temperate, Asia-Tropical: Bangladesh (Bangladesh present); Borneo present (Sarawak present); India present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present); Thailand (Thailand present), Burma present, Continental SE. Asia present, P. Penang present
Continental SE. Asia (throughout India, Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand and Indochina to China); in Malesia: Malay Peninsula (incl. also P. Penang), Central Sumatra and Borneo (Sarawak), in all 7 collections.

Citation

PRAIN 1903 – In: Beng. Pl.: 246
CHEN 1943 – In: Sargentia: 58
DUNN & TUTCHER 1912 – In: Kew Bull.: 68
GAMBLE 1918 – In: Fl. Pres. Madras: 254
VAN DE WATER 1980: p. 44. – In: Blumea: f. 6b, 8
BRANDIS 1906: Indian Trees: 194
CHEN 1943: p. 56. – In: Sargentia: f. 7
BISWAS 1966 – In: Pl. Darj. Sikkim Himal.: 261
BRANDIS 1906: Indian Trees: 194
Hook.f. 1876 – In: Fl. Brit. India: 3
King 1896 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 454
HOOK.f. & Th. 1877 – In: For. Fl. Burma: 300
WALP. 1857 – In: Ann.: 139
Benth. 1861: Fl. Hongk.: 70
FORBES & HEMSLEY 1886 – In: J. Linn. Soc. Bot.: 144
RIDLEY 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 513
Benth. 1861: Fl. Hongk.: 70
CHEN 1943 – In: Sargentia: 48
KANJILAL C.S. 1936 – In: Fl. Assam: 326
KURZ 1876 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 204
Merr. 1927 – In: Lingnan Sc. J.: 19
HOOK.Ƒ 1876 – In: Fl. Brit. India: 2