Lasianthus biflorus (Blume) M.Gangop. & Chakrab.

11. Lasianthus biflorus (Blume) M.Gangop. & Chakrab. View in CoL — Map 3 View Map 3

Lasianthus biflorus (Blume) M.Gangop.& Chakrab.(1992) View in CoL 338; H.Zhu (2002) 100. — Litosanthes biflora Blume (1826 View in CoL –1827) 994. —

Type: Blume s.n. (lecto L, designated by Zhu 2002, barcode L0000722 ), Java .

Lasianthus gracilis King & Gamble (1904) View in CoL 132; Ridl.(1923a) 169;K.M. Wong (1989) 367. — Type: Ridley 2904 (lecto SING, designated by Wong 1988), Peninsular Malaysia.

Lasianthus gainii M.Gangop. & Chakrab.(1992) View in CoL 338. — Litosanthes gracilis Hayata (1912) View in CoL 113. — Syntypes: Hayata & Sasaki s.n. (n.v.), Kusukusu; G. Nakahara s.n. (n.v.), Botanrosha.

Shrubs, 1–2 m high; branchlets terete, densely hirsute. Leaves: blades chartaceous, subrhomboid or elliptic-obovate, 1.5 – 2.5 by 0.8–1.5 cm, apex acute, often mucronulate, base cuneate, glabrous above, hirsute beneath, midrib depressed above, prominent beneath, hirsute beneath, nerves flat above, prominent beneath, 6– 8 pairs, hirsute beneath, nervules obscure on both surfaces; petioles 1–2 mm long, hirsute. Stipules small, inconspicuous. Cymes with peduncles 0.5–1.5 cm long, hirsute; bracts small, inconspicuous. Flowers with pedicels c. 1 mm long; calyx campanulate, c. 2 mm long, glabrous, calyx limb with 5 triangular teeth; corolla 2–4 mm long, glabrous outside, lobes ovate. Drupes ovoid, c. 4–5 mm diam, glabrous, verrucose, 4-grooved; pyrenes 4.

Distribution — China (S Yunnan, Hainan, Taiwan), mainland SE Asia, Malaysia (Peninsular, Borneo), Philippines, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands).