Endocomia
Description
Trees, monoecious (always?).
Leaves membranous or chartaceous, slightly brittle when dry, lower surface not pale, not papillose, dots absent;
Inflorescences with male and female flowers mixed (always?), sometimes pseudoterminal (terminal bud of twig abortive), paniculate, branched from near the base;
Flowers short or long pedicellate, at base not articulated;
Fruits ellipsoid or (ob)ovoid, glabrous, yellow or purplish;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Lesser Sunda Is. absent; New Guinea present, Australasia, Central & East Java absent, Solomon Islands absent, South China present, Southeast Asia present
The genus has 4 species, ranging from South China through Southeast Asia and Malesia east to New Guinea; not in Central & East Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Solomon Islands or Australia.
(see p. 3).
(see p. 3).