Daphniphyllum sumatraense

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Daphniphyllum sumatraense

Description

Small tree, 2-4 m high, branchlets terete, canaliculate. Leaves alternate-fasciculate; blades lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, slightly falcate, apex acuminate, base cuneate, 5-10 by 2-4 cm, chartaceous, green above, glaucous and papillose beneath, veins 7-10 pairs, very thin, obscurely protruding on both surfaces, midrib slightly ascending beneath; petioles semi-terete, 1.5-2.5 cm long.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Sumatera (Sumatera present)
Malesia: Sumatra

Notes

The species differs from D. glaucescens and D. luzonense by shorter fruiting pedicels, and from D. lancifolium by the small, smooth drupes.