Gymnacranthera farquhariana var. eugeniifolia

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Gymnacranthera farquhariana var. eugeniifolia

Description

Tree 3-30 m. Leaves chartaceous or coriaceous; Fruits l-3(-5) per infructescence, subglobose, 1.8-2.2 by 1.3-1.8 cm;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present, Singapore present); Sumatera (Sumatera present)
Malesia: throughout Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Borneo.

Notes

The distribution of var. eugeniifolia largely coincides with that of var. farquhariana. Specimens from Borneo here referred to var. eugeniifolia were formerly sometimes determined as Gymnacranthera contracta, a species now accepted in a much more restricted sense. Also specimens intermediate with var. zippeliana occur, especially in Sabah and Sarawak.

Citation

Hook, f. 1886 – In: Fl. Brit. India: 113
Ridl. 1924 – In: Fl. Malay Penins.: 62
A. DC 1856 – In: Prodr.: 190
W.J. de Wilde 2000 – In: Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak: 349
Miq. 1858 – In: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 58
King 1891 – In: Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. Calc.: 305
Gamble 1912 – In: Mat. Fl. Malay Penins.: 225
J. Sinclair 1958: p. 112. – In: Gard. Bull. Sing.: p.p.