Lasianthus oblongatus Merr.
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https://doi.org/10.3767/000651912X652012 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16855146 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1664BC60-3C0E-0D44-FFEB-4892FDCF7D12 |
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Felipe |
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Lasianthus oblongatus Merr. |
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86. Lasianthus oblongatus Merr. View in CoL
Lasianthus oblongatus Merr. (1937) 299. — Type: Winkler 1364 (iso NY), W Borneo, Sungei Obat, 100 m alt.
Shrubs; branchlets terete, c. 2 mm diam, slightly appressed-pubescent. Leaves: blades narrowly oblong, 9–14 by 2–3 cm, chartaceous, glabrous above, appressed-pubescent hairs on midrib and nerves beneath, apex acuminate, base broadly cuneate to subrounded, midrib and nerves slightly prominent on both surfaces, nerves slender, 13–15 pairs, ascending at an angle of c. 60°, curved to the margin, nervules slightly obscure on both surfaces, subparallel; petioles c. 2 mm long, pubescent. Stipules lanceolate, 4–5 mm long, hirsute, deciduous. Cymes sessile; bracts with a midrib, leaf-like, oblong-lanceolate, c. 1 cm long and 2 mm broad, paired in leaf axil, 4 in each node. Flowers solitary, sessile. Drupes ovoid, c. 4 mm diam, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, calyx lobes persistent, 1.5 – 2 mm long, hirsute; pyrenes 5.
Distribution — Endemic to Borneo.
Note — This species is distinct by rather thin oblong leaves and pairs of persistent lanceolate bracts.
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