Mastixia pentandra Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Cornales > Nyssaceae > Mastixia

Characteristics

Tree up to 37 m; d.b.h. up to 75 cm; branchlets slender or stout, scattered, subglabrous to puberulous. Leaves scattered, obovate, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 4-16 by 2-8 cm, chartaceous to thick-coriaceous, subglabrous; base cuneate to attenuate; apex acute or acuminate to caudate; nerves 4-7(-9) pairs, distinct below; veins distinct below; petiole stout or slender, 1-4 cm. Inflorescence up to 8 cm, slender or stout, subglabrous to densely appressed-hairy, up to 3(-4) times branched; branches of the first order scattered; bracts either all triangular, under 3 mm, or lower ones lanceolate, up to 15 mm; basal inflorescence axes of the first order subtended by ordinary bracts or by leaves. Submature flower bud up to 3½ mm ø-Sepals 4 or 5, broader than long or as long as broad, thick, puberulous, to appressed-hairy. Petals 4 or 5, thick, glabrous to appressed-hairy. Stamens 4-5. Ovary puberulous to appressed-hairy. Fruit ovoid to oblong, 2¼-3½ by l-l¼ cm; persistent disk conspicuous or not; sepals inconspicuous.
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Trees, evergreen, to 30 m tall. Branches cylindrical or ridged, slender or stout, subglabrous or puberulous. Leaves alternate; petiole 1.5–2.5 cm; leaf blade elliptic or oblong-obovate, 6–15(–20) × 2.5–8 cm, leathery or subleathery, abaxially subglabrous, veins 3–8(or 9) per side, shortly ascending along margin, base cuneate to broadly cuneate, apex acute or acuminate. Inflorescences terminal, 4–9 cm, puberulous; branches subtended by small, triangular or lanceolate bracteoles. Flowers 5-merous; sepals 5; petals 5, oblong, thick, apex inflexed. Stamens 5, alternate petals; anther locules 2; disk slightly 5-lobed. Style 1.5–2 mm; stigma small. Drupes ovoid to oblong, 1.5–2.5 × 1–1.7 cm, apex with persistent style and sepals. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Sep–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 33.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses animal food environmental use fuel material
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