Xanthophyllum pauciflorum

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Xanthophyllum pauciflorum

Description

Tree, up to 21 m, 25 cm dbh. Leaf-blade 4.8-8(-9) by 1.2-2.2(-3.5) cm, apex cuspidate to acuminate; Inflorescences unbranched, much shorter than the leaves, bearing only 3-6 flowers; Sepals with a small apical tuft; Petals yellowish, when dry yellowish orange, very sparsely hairy to glabrous outside, apically slightly tufted and distinctly ciliate, basally rather densely hairy at both sides, the longest one 7.5-8.5 mm long. Stamens: Ovary appressedly hairy; Fruit (immature) ovoid-globular, olive-brown, smooth, with a distinct remainder of the style, roughly pubescent, glabrescent.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sarawak present), Mersing Hill present
Malesia: Borneo (Sarawak: Mersing Hill).

Citation

MEIJDEN 1982 – In: Leiden Bot. Ser. p 87