Weinmannia lucida
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Description
Shrub or small tree 3-10 m high.
Leaves imparipinnate with (1-) 2-3 pairs of lateral leaflets;
Stipules suborbicular, up to 0.7 by 0.9 cm.
Inflorescence usually 4 dyads or tetrads, sometimes a few successive nodes flowering simultaneously;
Flowers unisexual? (only female ones seen);
Capsules with valves 2.5 by 1.5 mm at dehiscence;
Seeds c. 0.8 mm long, comose at both ends, the hairs to 1.5-2 mm long.
Distribution
?Samar present, Asia-Tropical: Philippines (Philippines present), Luzon present
Malesia: Philippines (Luzon and ?Samar).
Notes
2. Probably dioecious but so far only female flowers have been found.
1 A poorly defined species somewhat intermediate between W. negrosensis and W. luzoniensis. More collections and better ecological information are required before it can either be equated with another taxon or more clearly distinguished.