Sarcotheca ferruginea

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Sarcotheca ferruginea

Description

Tree. Leaves shiny golden pubescent when young, upper surface soon glabrous or with a few appressed, pale hairs at the basis and along the midrib, beneath densely ferrugineous-pubescent, not glaucous, (3½-)5-11¼ by (1-)2-3½ cm, oblong to oblanceolate, acute to caudate, base broadly cuneate to rounded, margins usually paler; Sepals 1¾-3½ by ½-1 mm, ovate-lanceolate, acute. Petals red, 4-6 by 1½-2 mm, obovate-elliptic to -lanceolate, rounded to obtuse. Panicles 1-2 together, short, slender, up to 7½ cm, velvety; Fruit 7-14 by 6-12 mm, ovoid to sub-globose, rounded, somewhat shiny, reddish; Seeds 7 by 4.5 mm;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, West present, West Coast Res. present
Malesia: N. Sumatra (West and West Coast Res.), apparently local and rare.

Notes

I have not seen the short-styled form.

Citation

VELDKAMP 1967: p. 538. – In: Blumea: f. 3h-i.