Reinwardtiodendron humile
Reinwardtiodendron humile[1] is a small tree species in the family Meliaceae. There are no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life.[2]
| Reinwardtiodendron humile | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Reinwardtiodendron |
| Species: | R. humile |
| Binomial name | |
| Reinwardtiodendron humile (Hassk.) D.J. Mabberley | |
| Synonyms | |
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Reinwardtiodendron dubium (Merr.) X.M. Chen | |
Description
They are shrubs to trees, typically 3-6 (to 27) m in height. Branches are greyish-white to brownish grey. Leaves: 120–200 mm; with petiole and rachis adaxially flat, abaxially rounded; leaflets generally in number of 3 or 5, sub-opposite or opposites; petioles 3–5 mm; thin elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, 60-100 × 25–40 mm, coriaceous, both surfaces glabrous and glossy. The female flowers are sessile, globose, 2–3 mm in diameter, axillary in the apical part of the branches, in spikes; rachis thin, finely grooved, with scattered flowers. The fruit is a berry of 17-20 × 12–13 mm, pubescent brown outside, with 1 or 2 seeds: from February–March.[3]
Distribution
It is found in thickets of the mountainous regions of: Hainan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.[4]
References
- DJ Mabberley (1982) In: Malaysian Forester, 45(3): 452
- Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- Reinwardtiodendron humile in Flora of China
- Flora of China Editorial Committee. 1988-2013. Flora of China (Checklist & Addendum). In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.