Pterolobium membranulaceum

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Pterolobium membranulaceum

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Description

Liana. Leaves: petiole and main rachis 10-21 cm long, pubescent; pinnae 5-10 pairs, long, pubescent. Inflorescences terminal and axillary, 10-35 cm long, loosely flowered, pubescent; bracts narrowly lanceolate, c. 2 mm long; pedicels 6-8 mm, sparsely puberulous, glabrescent. Petals: standard obovate, c. 4 by 2.5 mm, with the margin slightly inflexed near the middle, glabrous outside, slightly puberulous inside and on the margins near the base; others similar one another, obovate, c. 4 by 1.75 mm, glabrous except ciliate on the margins near the base. Stamens: 7-9 mm, densely hairy except the apical part; anthers oblong, c. 0.8 mm long. Ovary c. 2 mm long, shortly stipitate, glabrous except on the placental side, 1-ovuled; style 5-7 mm. Seeds seen very young.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, Luzon present
Malesia: Philippines (Luzon).

Morphology

The stamens are oblique in an open flower, similar to those of Caesalpinia.

Citation

Merr. 1910 – In: Philipp. J. Sc., Bot. p 52
J.E. Vidal & Hul Thol 1974: p. 23. – In: Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. Ill. t. 4: 15 & 16.
Vidal 1886: Rev. Pl. Vase. Filip. p 114
Blanco 1878 – In: Fl. Filip., ed. 3. p 71
Merr. 1918: Sp. Blanc. p 175
Merr. 1905 – In: Philipp. Govt. Lab. Bur. Bull. 41.
Vidal 1883: Sinopsis Atlas: 24. t. 42 G