Kopsia griffithii var. pubescens

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Kopsia griffithii var. pubescens

Description

Branchlets glabrous, not lenticellate, weakly angled. Leaves: Inflorescence dichasial, 11-13 cm long with axes 9.3-10 cm long and branches 1-1.9 mm wide, densely puberulent; Sepals ovate, 1.6-2 by 1-1.2 mm, 1.6-1.7 times as long as wide, apex acute, ciliate, sparsely puberulent outside, glabrous inside. Stamens inserted at 17.5-18 mm from corolla base which is 0.9 of corolla tube length in the rehydrated flower; Ovaries 0.9-1.1 mm high, densely pubescent all over; Fruit unknown.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present), Johor present, Pahang present
Malesia: Peninsular Malaysia (Johor, Pahang).

Taxonomy

This species was described based on only one rather unsatisfactory collection. It is now known from two collections with the collection from Pahang, Kam K643 (L), a much better specimen than the type.