Mastixia rostrata Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Cornales > Nyssaceae > Mastixia

Characteristics

Tree up to 30 m; d.b.h. up to 50 cm; branchlets slender, (sub)opposite or scattered, glabrous. Leaves (sub)opposite or scattered, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 4-10 by 2-5 cm, chartaceous to sub-coriaceous, glabrous; base cuneate; apex caudate over 1 cm; nerves 4-6 pairs, prominulous beneath; veins obscure; petiole l-2½ cm, slender. Inflorescence up to 6 cm, slender, compact or lax, sub-glabrous, up to 4 times branched, branches of the first order (sub)opposite or scattered; bracts triangular, under 3 mm, glabrous. Submature flower bud l-2½ mm ø. Sepals 4, broader than long, thin, glabrous. Petals 4, glabrous outside. Stamens 4. Ovary glabrous. Fruit ovoid to oblong, l½-3 by ¾-l cm, persistent disk prominent or inconspicuous, sepals inconspicuous.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Mastixia rostrata world distribution map, present in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271901-1
WFO ID wfo-0000237970
COL ID 3YDC2
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Synonyms

Mastixia rostrata

Lower taxons

Mastixia rostrata subsp. caudatifolia Mastixia rostrata subsp. rostrata