Memecylon gigantifolium Elmer

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Memecylon gigantifolium Elmer ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 13548, Aug 1912

  • Location

    Philippines. Agusan del Norte. Cabadbaran. Mindanao: Mount Urdaneta.

  • Habitat

    A very slender tree of wet, compact soil of deep forests, near a hog wallowing basin.

  • Description

    A very slender tree; stem 4 inches thick, terete, wavy in appearance, 25 feet high, branched at the top, wood hard and heavy, the thin outer portion whitish, latericious toward the center, without taste or odor; bark very thin, yellowish and smooth or flaking in thin plates, more or less finely checked on the branches; branches nearly horizontal, the longer ones half drooping, sparingly rebranched; leaves scattered along the branches, descending, rather heavy and chartaceous, duller green above, the terminal or young ones light green; inflorescence lateral, lateral, as are also the fruits, stalks angular and bright green; the calyx yellowish-white; young fruits green. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 228937

    Occurrence ID: b25ff614-722f-4481-96f2-e4c935d23620

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Agusan del Norte

  • Locality

    Cabadbaran. Mindanao: Mount Urdaneta

  • Elevation

    Alt. 228.6 m. (750 ft.)

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