Filed As:
Combretaceae
Terminalia merrillii Elmer ( isotype )
Combretaceae
Terminalia merrillii Elmer ( isotype )
Common Names:
samulocco
samulocco
Location:
Philippines. Davao del Sur. Todaya (Mt. Apo). Alt. 1219.2 m. (4000 ft.)
Philippines. Davao del Sur. Todaya (Mt. Apo). Alt. 1219.2 m. (4000 ft.)
Description:
Large tree, 65 feet high with a 3 foot thick stem; branches mostly toward the top, widely spreading; wood moderately hard, the central portion murky white, odorless and tasteless; bark thick, yellowish; smoothish twigs gray, quite numerous, ascending; leaves suberect, crowded toward the ends, curvingly folded upon the upper much deeper green surface, sublucid on both sides; infrutescence ascending, 3-6 inches long, arising beneath the foliage; the spikes unbranched; fruits hard, green, smooth, fusiformly ellipsoid, the apex more tapering to a finer point; the green fibrous meat enclosing a large, stony fruit which contains a flattened seed. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Large tree, 65 feet high with a 3 foot thick stem; branches mostly toward the top, widely spreading; wood moderately hard, the central portion murky white, odorless and tasteless; bark thick, yellowish; smoothish twigs gray, quite numerous, ascending; leaves suberect, crowded toward the ends, curvingly folded upon the upper much deeper green surface, sublucid on both sides; infrutescence ascending, 3-6 inches long, arising beneath the foliage; the spikes unbranched; fruits hard, green, smooth, fusiformly ellipsoid, the apex more tapering to a finer point; the green fibrous meat enclosing a large, stony fruit which contains a flattened seed. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Habitat:
In rich, densely forested flats\.
In rich, densely forested flats\.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 246010
GUID: 85ddad96-df06-4613-87d1-0c54b8635df6
NY Barcode: 246010
GUID: 85ddad96-df06-4613-87d1-0c54b8635df6