Lepisanthes unilocularis Leenh.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Lepisanthes

Characteristics

Shrubs, ca. 3 m tall. Branches terete, ca. 5 mm in diam., densely ferruginous tomentose. Leaves imparipinnate, 22-30 cm, axis densely shortly tomentose; leaflets 12-14 pairs; petiolules very short, tomentose; blades papery, first pair stipulelike, ovate, small, ca. 1.5 × 1 cm, others lanceolate, 5-7 × 1-1.5 cm, both surfaces with small, scattered glands, base oblique, side toward leaf base obtuse, that toward leaf apex cuneate, apex acuminate; midvein prominent adaxially, strigose, lateral veins 8-10 per side, netted ca. 2 mm apart from margin. Flowers unknown. Infructescences terminal, lower part of main rachis with some horizontal branches. Fruit ellipsoid, 1-1.2 cm × 8-9 mm, smooth, glabrous. Seeds 1, brown, ca. 8 mm; hilum orbicular.
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Distribution

Lepisanthes unilocularis world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Lepisanthes unilocularis threat status: Extinct

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:783537-1
WFO ID wfo-0000446285
COL ID 6PD2Q
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Synonyms

Otophora unilocularis Lepisanthes unilocularis