Tannodia swynnertonii Prain

A small to medium-sized tree up to 12 m.. Bark grey to dark brown.. Twigs greyish brown.. Young shoots and petioles glabrous.. Petioles 0.5–3 cm. long, distally and proximally pulvinate; leaf-blade broadly ovate to elliptic-ovate, (4–)10–15 cm. long, (2–) 4.5–9 cm. wide, obtusely acuminate, cuneate, rounded, truncate or shallowly cordate, entire, firmly membranous or slightly coriaceous, 3(–5)-nerved from the base, lateral nerves 5–7 pairs, midrib and main nerves scarcely prominent above, fairly prominent beneath, glabrous above and beneath except for minute tufts of hairs in the axils of the main nerves beneath, medium green above, paler beneath.. Stipules lanceolate, 2–3 mm. long, very fugacious.. Male inflorescences up to 20 cm. long; axis glabrous; bracts ovate-lanceolate, 3 mm. long, acutely acuminate, glabrous, several-flowered.. Male flowers: pedicels up to 4 mm. long, sparingly pubescent; calyx-lobes ovate, 2–3 mm. long, obtuse, pubescent without in the upper half, glabrous within; petals suborbicular-obovate, 3–3.5 mm. long, rounded at the apex, glabrous without, pubescent within at the base, white or creamy white; disc-glands subglobose; stamens 3–4 mm. long, filaments glabrous, anthers 1 mm. long, white.. Female inflorescences up to 10 cm. long; axis glabrous; bracts 1-flowered, otherwise as in the ♂ inflorescence.. Female flowers: pedicels 3–4 mm. long, evenly pubescent; calyx-lobes triangular, 1 mm. long, acute or subacute, pubescent without, glabrous within, green; petals suborbicular, 3–4 mm. long, rounded at the apex, glabrous, creamy; disc 1.5 mm. diameter; ovary 1.5 mm. diameter, densely fulvous tomentose; styles 1–1.5 mm. long.. Fruit 1.3–1.5 cm. long, 1.2 cm. diameter, smooth, evenly finely pubescent.. Seeds 9–10 mm. long, smooth, somewhat shiny, dark brown.. Fig. 32.