Urobotrya floresensis
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Description
Small treelet, up to 3 m.
Leaves glabrous, only the midrib underneath with short hairs;
Inflorescences axillary, solitary;
Flowers 3 per bract, without bracteoles;
Stamens white, filament c. 1 mm.
Ovary cylindric to conical, 0.7 mm long;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, Lesser Sunda Is present, Manggarai present, W. Flores present
Malesia: Lesser Sunda Is. (W. Flores: Manggarai), 5 collections. .
Notes
This species is distinguished by several characters partly typical for some other species of the genus: puberulous twigs, relatively small flowers, and large fruits (like U. parviflora), glabrous and comparatively short rachis (like U. siamensis). A unique character of U. floresensis is the trimerous flower, not only with three tepals and stamens, but also showing a tripartite stigma.