Connarus balsahanensis Elmer

  • Filed As

    Connaraceae
    Connarus balsahanensis Elmer ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 13083, Apr 1911

  • Location

    Philippines. Palawan. Near the Balsahan River. Puerto Princesa (Mt. Pulgar).

  • Habitat

    Gravelly soil of light woods.

  • Description

    A slender erect undershrub; stem 1 inch thick, crocked, 10 ft high, terete; branches few, from above the middle, slender, recurved mostly; wood tough, odorless and tasteless, white with reddish streaks; bark nearly castaneous, very minutely checked and minutely lenticelled, the middle zone yellowish, castaceous on the inside; leaves alternatingly scattered, divaricate and horizontally spreading; rachis terete, green, the tipole much thickened at the base; leaflets subchartaceous, horizontal, flat, duller green above; inflorescence erect, in groups along the branchlets, stalks green, fulvously covered, calyx nearly flavovireus, petals white with a tinge of red, filaments similar in color, anthers citrinous, style greenish white with a dark green stigma; flowers odorless. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 10926

    Occurrence ID: 5718d016-08e3-4c04-b522-1c2f3154e69c

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Palawan

  • Locality

    Near the Balsahan River. Puerto Princesa (Mt. Pulgar).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 15.2 m. (50 ft.)

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