Symplocos cerasifolia var. cerasifolia
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Description
Tree to 25 m, 35 cm ø.
Leaves long spreadingly to more or less appressedly pilose beneath, especially on midrib and nerves, sometimes entirely glabrous, with cuneate base, sharply dentate margin and acuminate apex, 7-16(-22) by 2-5(-7) cm;
Stamens 30 to more than 100.
Ovary glabrous, 1-1½ nun high;
Fruit ellipsoid, shiny blue, 22-40 by 8-18 mm;
Seed cylindrical, with straight embryo.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), Banka present, Extreme south of Peninsular Thailand present, West New Guinea present, near Merauke present
Extreme south of Peninsular Thailand; in Malesia: Sumatra (also Banka), Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and West New Guinea (once, near Merauke), showing a most unusual disjunction in range.