Dapania racemosa

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Dapania racemosa

Description

Large liana, up to 30 m long, 20 cm ø, rather profusely branched. Leaves 5¾-15(-25) by 2½-6 ¾ cm, oblong to lanceolate, pergamenta-ceous to subcoriaceous, acute to cuspidate, base cuneate to rounded; Sepals 0.5-10.5 by ¾-1¼ mm, broadly ovate to elliptic, rounded to emarginate. Petals 3-4 by 1-1¼ mm, obovate-oblong to -lanceolate, often rolled back at anthesis, obtuse to rounded, darker. Fruit obovoid with cuneate base, 5-11 by 6-10 mm, after dehiscence 9-22 mm ø. Seeds 4-5 by 1½ mm;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya present; Sumatera (Sumatera present)
Malesia: Sumatra, Malaya, Borneo. .

Notes

A large-leaved form occurs in North Sumatra.

Citation

KNUTH 1930: p. 420. – In: Pfl. R.: f. 28a-e.
HALL.f. 1917 – In: Beih. Bot. Centralbl.: 25
KNUTH 1930 – In: Pfl. R.: 420
King 1893 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 201
Miq. 1859 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 134
STAPF 1891 – In: Hook. f., Ic. Pl. 10: t. 1997
HALL.f. 1917 – In: Beih. Bot. Centralbl.: 25
Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 334
PLANCHON 1854 – In: Ann. Sc. Nat. Bot.: 266
VELDKAMP 1967: p. 552. – In: Blumea: f. ld-g.