Leea amabilis

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Leea amabilis

Description

Treelet up to 2 m high. Leaves 1-pinnate, leaflets 7-9. Inflorescences 4-8 cm long, somewhat contracted, few-flowered, pubescent; Flowers 5-merous, white. Ovary usually 6-celled, style 2 mm. Fruit 15-20 mm ø, deeply grooved between segments;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo (Kalimantan present, Sarawak present), E. Kutei present, Kuching area present, West Borneo present
Malesia: West Borneo (Sarawak: ?Kuching area; Kalimantan: E. Kutei). .

Notes

Originally described from a plant introduced into cultivation by VEITCH & Sons from a collection of CURTIS in Borneo. Independently collected by TEUSCHER and introduced into cultivation in Belgium via Comp. Contin. d’Hort. à Gand. No longer known to be cultivated in Europe.

Citation

LINDEN & RODRIGAS 1884: p. 59. – In: ILL. Hort.: t. 518
C. BONSTEDT 1931: Parey's Blumengart.: 895
ex MASTERS 1882: p. 492. – In: Gard. Chron.: f. 77
RIDSDALE 1974: p. 80. – In: Blumea: f. 2/2, 5/8-10
Merr. 1921: En. Born.: 368
SUESSENG. 1953 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam., ed. 2, 20d: 385
W. ROB. 1882 – In: Garden: 352
ANON. 1900: Kew Bull.: 234
HALL.f. 1897 – In: Ann. Jard. Bot. Btzg: 241