Xanthophyllum purpureum

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Xanthophyllum purpureum

Description

Shrub or small tree, up to 5 m, 10 cm dbh. Leaf-blade (6-)10-20 by (1.5-)2.5-9 cm, base cordate to rounded-attenuate, rarely cuneate, apex acutish; Inflorescences unbranched, shorter than the leaves, often curved downwards; Sepals rather densely minutely hairy outside (hairs 0.1 mm), subglabrous inside, often with tiny, rather indistinct glandular spots; Petals (light) purple to rosa-violet, when dry orange-red, ciliate at base and apex, further glabrous, the longest one 11 —12(—"14?) mm. Stamens: Ovary subsessile or c. 1.5 mm stipulate, patently hairy; Fruit globular, 1.2-1.5 cm diam., usually with remnant of style, hairy;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present (Sabah present, Sarawak present), NE. Kalimantan present
Malesia: Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, NE. Kalimantan).

Citation

MEIJDEN 1982 – In: Leiden Bot. Ser. p 114