Stemonurus celebicus

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Stemonurus celebicus

Description

Tree, 20-30 m tall, up to 45 cm Ø. Branchlets robust, smooth or finely rugulose, vernicose, 5-12 mm Ø. Leaves elliptic to obovate-elliptic, apex broadly subacuminate-attenuate or obtusely apic-ulate, sometimes rounded, base broadly cu-neate, coriaceous, a little glossy above, dull beneath when dry, (10-)12-16(-22) by 5-8(-10.5) cm, edge somewhat revolute in dry specimens, nerves 10-14(-16) erecto-patent pairs, slightly or hardly raised on both faces, veins ± obscure; Flowers sometimes only 3 or 4 and crowded at the apex, generally 5-6(-8), close together and biseriate in the upper half of each branchlet of the umbel, secund. Petals 5-6(-7) by 2.5 mm, keeled, white-greenish. Seed oblong, a little flattened.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, NE. and Central Celebes present
Malesia: NE. and Central Celebes.

Citation

SLEUM. 1969 – In: Blumea: 258
HOCHR. 1904: Pl. Bog. Exs.: 45
VALET. 1905 – In: Bull. Inst. Bot. Btzg: 48
VALET. 1901 – In: Ic. Bog.: t. 88