Lasianthus pendulus Ridl.

Zhu, H., Roos, M. C. & Ridsdale, C. E., 2012, A taxonomic revision of the Malesian species of Lasianthus (Rubiaceae), Blumea 57 (1), pp. 1-102 : 73

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scientific name	Lasianthus pendulus Ridl.
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93. Lasianthus pendulus Ridl. View in CoL

Lasianthus pendulus Ridl. (1909) 37; (1923a) 168; K.M. Wong (1989) 372. — Lasianthus capitatus Blume subsp. pendulus (Ridl.) H.Zhu (2000b) 398. — Type: Ridley 14007 (holo SING; iso K), Peninsular Malaysia, Pahang, Telem .

Treelets, c. 2 m high; branchlets terete, robust, c. 3 mm diam, densely spreading long-hairy. Leaves: blades ovate-lanceolate, 7–11 by 2 –3.5 cm, coriaceous, glabrous above, spreading long-hairy beneath, apex acuminate, margin conspicuously reflexed, base rounded to subcordate, midrib and nerves conspicuously depressed above, strongly prominent beneath, nerves 8– 9 pairs, ascending at an angle of over 50°, curved to the mar- gin, nervules slightly obscure, distinct beneath, subparallel; petioles very short, c. 1 mm long, densely long-hairy. Stipules inconspicuous. Cymes pedunculate; peduncles 2 – 3.5 cm long, densely spreading long-hairy; bracts filiform, numerous, up to 1.5 cm long, densely long-hairy. Flowers sessile; calyx with 5 long, lanceolate-subulate and hairy lobes; corolla glabrous. Drupes obovoid, narrowed to base, 5-ridged, crowned by hairy calyx lobes; pyrenes 5.

Distribution — Peninsular Malaysia.

Habitat & Ecology — Montane forest, 1500–1900 m altitude.

Note — Lasianthus pendulus differs from L. capitatus in having ovate to ovate-lanceolate leaves with rounded base, shorter petioles, nerves conspicuously depressed above and more slender peduncles.