Chilocarpus conspicuus
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Description
Large woody climber, reported to 15 m high.
Branchlets glabrous.
Leaves:
Inflorescence terminal and axillary in the axils of upper leaves, 3.5-7 cm long;
Stamens inserted at 2.3-2.5 mm from corolla base which is 0.5-0.6 of tube length;
Ovary 1-1.2 mm high;
Fruit moniliform, total length uncertain due to poor fragmented material, articles 2.4-2.8 by 1.9-2.4 cm, 1.3-1.7 cm between articles.
Seeds 14-16 by 13-14 mm.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Brunei present, Sabah present, Sarawak present)
Malesia: Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei).
Taxonomy
This species is only known from a few collections from Mt Kinabalu, Brunei and two collections from Sarawak. There are number of species that are very difficult to tell apart in flower and if a specimen does not have the distinctive fruit of this species, as is the case for the known material from Sarawak, the determinations may be due to a mistaken identification for Chilocarpus denudatus, which is currently unknown in Borneo, or an as yet undescribed species.