Dysoxylum hapalanthum
Taxonomy
This would seem to be a satellite like Dysoxylum hongkongense (Tutch.) Merr. of tropical China and approaching D. excelsum and D. klanderi F. Muell. of tropical Australia. However, unlike with those, which are at the geographical margins of the complex, it is difficult to pinpoint a clearly distinguishing character, though the overall facies and the intensely overpowering garlic smell in both live and long dead material, which dries to a very bilious pale brown, mark it out; the fruits are often very irregular in form.
Notes
Specimens seen include, e.g.: Bulolo, Mabberley 1723 (FHO, K, L), 1752 (FHO, L), NGF 3587 (L, LAE), 3595 (BM, FHO, K, L, LAE), 4012 (FHO, K, L), 7345 (K, L, LAE), 17066 (K, L, LAE), 17130 (K, L, LAE), 26369 (L), Pennington 8075 (FHO, KEP, L), 8080 (FHO, KEP, L) ‘Djamu’, Schlechter 16827 (B, iso) and (?) Madang, Saunders 948 (L).