Adenia macrophylla var. singaporeana
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Description
Leaves thickly coriaceous, grey-green to whitish green beneath, entire, (obovate-)oblong to lanceo late, top acute, up to ½ cm acuminate, base acute to rounded, 5-15 by 1¾-7(-8) cm, faintly 3-pli-nerved and (1-)2-4 pairs of nerves from the midrib;
Inflorescences peduncled for up to 6 cm.
Fruit (ovate-)oblong, ± fusiform, excluding the (7-)10-25 mm long gynophore 2½-6 by 1½-2½ cm;
Seeds 6-9 mm ø.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Malaya (Singapore present), Johore present, southern Malay Peninsula present
Malesia: southern Malay Peninsula (Johore), Singapore. .
Citation
ex G. DON 1834 – In: Gen. Syst.: 55
KENG 1969: Ord. & Fam. Mal. Seed Pl: 76: f. 41
MAST. 1871 – In: Trans. Linn. Soc.: 631
BURK. 1935 – In: Dict.: 48
King 1903 – In: J. As. Soc. Beng.: 55
Ridl. 1922 – In: Fl. Mal. Pen.: 841
HEYNE 1927: Nutt. Pl: 1142
STEUD. 1841 – In: Norn., ed. 2: 276
Ridl. 1900 – In: J. Str. Br. R. As. Soc.: 87