Lasianthus lucidus Blume

73. Lasianthus lucidus Blume View in CoL — Map 9

Lasianthus lucidus Blume (1826 View in CoL –1827) 997; Miq. (1857) 319; Kurz (1877) 30; Hook.f. (1880) 184; Pit. (1924) 385; Craib (1934) 214; Bakh.f. (1965) 342; Deb & M.Gangop. (1991) 290, f. 6, exclud. var. caudisepalus Deb & M.Gangop. ; H. Zhu (1994) 63; (1998) 153; H.S. Lo (1999) 88; H.Zhu (2001b) 135; (2002) 84. — Mephitidia lucida (Blume) DC. (1830) View in CoL 453. — Type: Blume s.n. (lecto L, designated by Zhu 2002, barcode L0000697); Blume s.n. (para L, barcode L0305289), Java.

Shrubs, 1–1.5 m high; branches and branchlets glabrous or sparsely strigose on very young parts. Leaves: blades ovate,

Distribution of Lasianthus lucidus Blume ( ¡) and L. verti­.) Merr. (▲).

ovate-elliptic, 4–9 by 1.5–3 cm, membranaceous or subcoria- ceous, glabrous above, sparsely strigose or hirsute on nerves and nervules beneath, apex acuminate or cuspidate-acuminate, base cuneate, midrib and nerves flat above, prominent beneath, nerves 3–4 pairs, ascending at an angle of 45–60°, curved to the margin, nervules slightly obscure above, distinct beneath, parallel; petioles 5 – 8 mm long, usually strigose. Stipules triangular, c. 1 mm long, strigose. Cymes sessile; bracts absent. Flowers sessile; calyx widely campanulate, with lanceolate lobes, tube c. 1 mm long, subglabrous, lobes 5, c. 2– 3 mm long, usually strigose outside and at the tip, glabrous inside; corolla glabrous to strigose outside, villous at throat inside. Drupes globose or ovoid, crowned with persistent calyx lobes, glabrous, 4–5 mm diam; pyrenes 5.

Distribution — NE India, Burma, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia ( Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, Moluccas, Irian Jaya), New Guinea.

Note — Lasianthus lucidus is similar to L. fordii . Lasianthus lucidus has small ovate to ovate-elliptic leaves and lanceolate calyx lobes which are longer than the tube, while L. fordii has small ovate-lanceolate to larger ovate-oblong leaves and minute triangular calyx lobes which are shorter than the tube.