Gomphandra javanica

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Gomphandra javanica

Description

Tree, (3-)5-15 m, suberect, rarely up to 40 cm ø; Branchlets appressedly puberulous at tips as are the petioles and may be the young leaves. Leaves variable in form and size, generally elliptic to oblong, sometimes obovate-elliptic or lanceolate, apex shortly acuminate to sub-caudate, base ± acutely attenuate, subcoria-ceous, shining, glabrous or very early so, 5-12(-16) by 2.5-6.5 cm, nerves (5-)6-8 pairs, lower ones more erect, upper ones more spreading and mostly rather straight from the midrib, ± obscurely inarching before the edge, moderately raised beneath, veins lax, generally obsolete;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Jawa (Jawa present); Lesser Sunda Is. (Bali present), Lesser Sunda Is present, Lombok present
Malesia: Java and Lesser Sunda Is. (Bali, Lombok).

Citation

BACK. 1911: Schoolfl. Java: 225
HASSK. 1844: Cat. Hort. Bog.: 214
Koord. 1912 – In: Exk. Fl. Java: 531
MOLL & JANSS. 1908: p. 238. – In: Mikr.: f. 106
Miq. 1860: Fl. Ind. Bat.: 137
MOLL & JANSS. 1908 – In: Mikr.: 243
KOORD.-SCHUM. 1912 – In: Syst. Verz.: 3
SLEUM. 1969 – In: Blumea: 196
Koord. 1913 – In: Atlas: t. 116
HOCHR. 1905 – In: Bull. Inst. Bot. Btzg: 42
MIERS 1852 – In: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.: 36
WALP. 1842 – In: Rep.: 378
KOORD.-SCHUM. 1912 – In: Syst. Verz.: 4
K. & V. 1905 – In: Bull. Inst. Bot. Btzg: 42
MIERS 1852 – In: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.: 35
Bl. 1852 – In: Contr. Bot.: 86
DAHL 1952 – In: J. Arn. Arb.: 268
WALP. 1842 – In: Rep.: 378
MOLL & JANSS. 1908 – In: Mikr.: 243
BACK. & BAKH.f. 1965 – In: Fl. Java: 60
HOCHR. 1904: Pl. Bog. Exs.: 41
AMSH. 1948 – In: Back., Bekn. Fl. Java, (em. ed.), 6: fam. 135, p. 4
KOORD.-SCHUM. 1912 – In: Syst. Verz.: 4
K. & V. 1900 – In: Bijdr.: 150
DOCT. v. LEEUWEN 1926: Zoocecidia: 332: f. 597
Bl. 1852 – In: Contr. Bot.: 86