Alectryon fuscus Radlk.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Alectryon

Characteristics

Treel Twigs terete, 2.5-4 mm thick, blackish. Leaves 2-4-jugate; petiole semiterete, 2.5-5 cm long, c. 2 mm thick; petiolules 3-5 mm long, grooved above; axes glabrous or petiole and rachis puberulous, especially above. Leaflets (sub)opposite, elliptic to somewhat ovate, 6.5-12 by 3-4 cm, index 2-3.5, pergamentaceous; glabrous or beneath on base of midrib with some hairs; base symmetrical, obtuse to acute; margin entire; apex rounded; midrib slightly grooved above; nerves 0.75-1 cm apart, patent, curved, mainly ending free, above inconspicuous, beneath prominulous; intersecondary nerves variably developed, veins and veinlets finely reticulate, prominulous on both sides. Inflorescences axillary, together pseudoterminal, widely branched thyrses, up to 10 cm long, puberulous. Flowers unknown. Stigma with 2 spreading lobes. Fruits 2-locular but usually only 1 lobe developed; lobes nearly globular, c. 15 by 12.5 mm, fulvous-tomentellous, glabrescent, smooth; wall corky, c. 1.5 mm thick. Seeds: sarcotesta smooth.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Alectryon fuscus world distribution map, present in Philippines

Conservation status

Alectryon fuscus threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:781652-1
WFO ID wfo-0000525467
COL ID BM5K
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Synonyms

Alectryon fuscus