Maranthes corymbosa Blume

  • Filed As

    Chrysobalanaceae
    Maranthes corymbosa Blume

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 12960, Apr 1911

  • Location

    Philippines. Palawan. Puerto Princesa (Mt. Pulgar), Island of Palawan.

  • Habitat

    in fertile dense woods.

  • Description

    A rather large tree; stem terete, 2 feet thick, 60 feet high or less, straight, branched above the middle; wood quite hard and heavy, the sapwood 2 inches thick and whitish, the balance a dull rose red, the change in color gradually blending; without odor or taste; branches crooked, spreading; the twigs erect, numerous, short, bendable; leaves descending, folded upon the upper trifle darker green surface, subchartaceous; infructescence erect, profuse, pale green, the young fruits fusiform 3/4 inch long, terete hard; 2 seeded or at least 21 celled, the inner sides of the cells are hairy; bark thick, grayish white, smoothish or scaling in thin smooth plates, latericious beneath the epidermis.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4771440

    Occurrence ID: 145dbab2-37dc-4f6b-8d94-b7a2d320c706

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Chrysobalanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Maranthes corymbosa Blume

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Palawan

  • Locality

    Puerto Princesa (Mt. Pulgar), Island of Palawan

  • Elevation

    Alt. 76 m. (249 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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