Trichospermum discolor Elmer

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Trichospermum discolor Elmer ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 11903, Oct 1909

  • Location

    Philippines. Davao del Sur. Todaya.

  • Habitat

    In moist wooded slopes on the Talon side of the mountain range.

  • Description

    Medium-sized tree, 45 ft. high with a 2 ft. thick stem; wood soft, white odorless and tasteless; bark gray brown on the branches green on the twigs, 1 in. thick, reddish brown beneath the epidermis, smoothish or obscurely lenticelled, the young bark easily stripping; branches widely spreading, the ultimate ones slender and horizontal; leaves horizontal or descending, submembranous usually folded upoon the upper deep green surgace, grayish green beneath; inflorescence erect or nearly so from the leaf axils, green except the brown buds; old infrutescence on the branches persistent, ascednging, the flattened fruits 1/2 inch high, fully that in width; covered with yellowish brown hairs. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 415561

    Occurrence ID: fcbfdb3c-1cd9-4fb8-9793-b33ca121fe6c

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Davao del Sur

  • Locality

    Todaya.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 914.4 m. (3000 ft.)

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