Diplodiscus paniculatus Turcz.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Diplodiscus paniculatus Turcz.

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 11151, Jul 1909

  • Location

    Philippines. near the Sibulan River, Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao.

  • Habitat

    in dense woods along a stream.

  • Description

    Small or medium sized tree, 25 feet high with an 8 inch thick stem; wood white, moderately soft, odorless, with a faint sweet taste; bark smooth, brown, grayish on the branchlets; branches mostly above the middle of the stem, widely spreading, the ultimate ones lax and tough; infrutescence suberect, yellowish brown, the fruits of a lighter yellowish gray or green, 2 celled but usually one 1 seed matures; leaves coriaceous, dull deep green above, much lighter green beneath, horizontally spreading.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4338729

    Occurrence ID: 44549c32-6c88-412a-bda4-cc2b0165cbb9

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • Locality

    near the Sibulan River, Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao

  • Elevation

    Alt. 533 m. (1749 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANTS
DISTRIBUTED BY A. D. E. ELMER
r/rr/
TODAYA ÎMT. APO), DISTRICT-OFDAVAO
ISLAND OF MINDANAO« JUtìT> 190»
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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medium elset tree* £5 feet, high with m 8 inoh thlok stem*
in dense woods along a stream near the Bibulan^iver at
i#et| weed white# moderately soft* odorlaB©, with a
faint sweet taste; baric smooth* brown, grayish on the hr®ah-
lets| branches mostly above the middle of the stem* widely
spreading* the ultimate ones lax and tough; infrut©sconce
subereet* yellowish brown, the fruits of a lighter yellowish
gray er 'green* fuelled but usually only 1 seed matures;
• leaves, coriaceous, .dull deep- preen aheve* amah lighter green
beneath* horizontally spreading; "Bad&be;* fodaya* Jaiy,
mK	ELMER’S FIELD NOTES
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