Glyptopetalum acuminatissimum Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Celastrales > Celastraceae > Glyptopetalum

Characteristics

Shrub up to 3 m. Leaves chartaceous, lanceolate to narrow-lanceolate, 20-23 by 4-7 cm; base cuneate, obtuse or sometimes rounded; apex caudate-acuminate; margin irregularly, remotely denticulate at the upper two-thirds; nerves 9-12 pairs, spreading, arching 2-7 mm from the edge; veins and veinlets obscure or invisible on both surfaces; petiole ¾-1½ cm. Infructescences axillary, c. 3 cm long, simple or once branched cymes, usually found at the upper part of the branchlet. Peduncle 0.5-2 cm. Bracts small. Pedicels 5-8 mm. Fruits depressed-globose, 1.5-2 cm ø. Seeds subellipsoid or slightly oblong, 8-10 by 7 mm.
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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In forests, 100-300 m.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Glyptopetalum acuminatissimum world distribution map, present in Malaysia, Philippines, and Puerto Rico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:161230-1
WFO ID wfo-0000704673
COL ID 6KM2F
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Synonyms

Glyptopetalum acuminatissimum