Saurauia roxburghii Wall.

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HERBARIUM AUSTRALIENSE. C.S.I.R.O., CANBERRA, A.C.T
with the request to be notified of new identifications.
Coll.
No.
R.D. Hoogland
12345
Date 31 May 1973
Saurauia roxburghii Wall.
Ulu Gombak Road (NNE of Kuala Lumpur)
16 1/2 mile post, Selangor.
Common in regrowth on steep slope.
Many-stemmed tree to ca 10 m tall, 12 cm
diam. Leaves mid to dark green above, pale
to mid green below, purple-brownish when
young. Scales deep purple when young,
turning to pale brown. Cauliflorous on stems
to ca 6 cm diam. and ramiflorous (always
below the leaves). Sepals whitish pink in
bud and flower, pale to mid green in fruit.
Corolla pink. Stamens with filaments,
yellowish brown anthers. Carpels pale green,
glabrous; styles (3 or 4) white; carpel in
fruit to mid green.
Specimens in: CANB,KLU,E,NY.
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