Myrsine faberi (Mez) Pipoly & C.Chen

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Myrsine

Characteristics

Trees 6 m or more. Branchlets terete, 1.5-2 mm in diam., glabrous. Petiole subterete, 7-10 mm; leaf blade elliptic to lanceolate, 7-11 × 1.5-3 cm, papery or subleathery, glabrous, base cuneate, glossy above, pale below, margin entire, apex caudate or long acuminate, acumen 1-2 cm; midrib impressed adaxially; lateral veins inconspicuous, marginal vein obscure. Bracts ovate, glabrous, margin sparsely glandular granulose, apex obtuse. Flowers papery, greenish, 5-merous, ca. 5 mm. Pedicel 1-2 mm, glabrous. Calyx lobes spreading, nearly free, ovate, 0.8-1 mm, flat, punctate, margin entire, glandular ciliate, apex obtuse. Petals oblong or ovate, ca. 3 mm, united to 1/3 their length, punctate, glandular granulose inside and along margin. Anthers sometimes puberulent at apex. Ovary glabrous. Stigma elongated, ligulate, apiculate at apex, as long as ovary. Fruit black, globose or ovoid, 5-6 mm in diam., glabrous, somewhat wrinkled when dry, not punctate. Fl. Apr-May, fr. Oct-Dec.
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Mature height (meter) 6.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

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Distribution

Myrsine faberi world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Myrsine faberi threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:986428-1
WFO ID wfo-0001086022
COL ID 45DTY
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Synonyms

Myrsine faberi Rapanea faberi