Line drawing (2).
Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Syn: Nageia rumphii (Blume) Kuntze; P. koordersii Pilger ex Koord. & Valeton; P. philippinensis Foxworthy 1911 (1).Description
"A large or medium-sized tree, to 20-30 m high, the bark smooth, reddish brown; branchlets terete, grayish. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 13-17 cm long, 9-10 cm broad, the apex acute, the base abruptly narrowed, sessile. Seeds globose, fleshy, 6-8 (-15) mm in diameter, glaucous; receptacle fleshy, bright red when fresh, 8-10 mm long; peduncles 2-3 cm long, with 2 minute bracts at the base of receptacle" (2).Range
Philippines; Taiwan: "on Hengchun Peninsula, scattered in broad-leaved forests at medium altitudes" (2).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
(1) P.275 of de Laubenfels 1985.(2) Li 1975.
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