Microcos antidesmifolia var. hirsuta

1. Older twigs densely or sparsely covered with stellate hairs. Leaves sparsely covered with stellate hairs beneath, inequilateral; domatia absent. Filaments sparsely covered with stellate hairs at base to c. 0.25 of its length and glabrous towards the apex; ovary depressed ovate or depressed obovate in cross section............... b. var. hirsuta View in CoL a. var. antidesmifolia — Fig. 2 View Fig ; Map 1 View Map 1

Twigs sparsely covered with stellate hairs when young, glabrous when older. Stipules early caducous. Leaves: petioles (8–)9 – 20(– 25) mm long; blade glabrous on both sides, equilateral; domatia pocket-type and hairy inside, or sometimes covered with stellate hairs without pocket. Inflorescences Type B panicles; involucral bracts of inner whorl oblanceolate or rarely linear, 3 – 4 by (0.5 –) 1–1.5 mm, apex obtuse or obliquely truncate. Flower buds 2.5 – 4(– 5.5) by 1.8– 2.2(– 2.5) mm; sepals narrowly oblong or oblanceolate, 5 – 6(–6.5) by 1–1.5(–2) mm; petals 5, oblong or obovate, 2 –2.5 by 0.7–1 mm, apex obtuse or truncate (with 1–2-lobed), outside covered with stellate hairs around the base, inside densely covered with stellate hairs around the glands to c. 0.5 of its length; androgynophore 0.8–1.5 mm long; stamen filaments glabrous; ovary 3-locular, 0.7–1(–1.2) mm diam, oblate in cross section, densely covered with stellate hairs (in buds) and glabrescent (in flowers). Fruits with 3 shallow vertical lobes. Pyrenes 3, 1 fertile, 2 sterile .

Distribution — Endemic to Peninsular Malaysia and widely distributed ( Kedah, Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Selangor and Johor).

Habitat & Ecology — In alluvial freshwater swamp forest, dipterocarp and secondary forests; near river banks, to 650 m altitude. Flowering: January– May, October; fruiting: February – July, November.

Vernacular names — Chenderai, damak-damak (Malay).

Uses — Fruits subedible ( Stone & Chin 13853).