Microdesmis philippinensis Elmer

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Microdesmis philippinensis Elmer ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 12620, Feb 1911

  • Location

    Philippines. Palawan. Brooks Point (Addison Peak).

  • Habitat

    In fertile humus-covered soil of woods.

  • Description

    Small erect tree or shrubby; stem 5 inches thick, 15 feet high, widely branched above he middle; wood moderately hard, odorless and tasteless, yellowish-white; bark mottled, smooth; branches laxly and numerously rebranched, the slender twigs greenish; leaves chataceous, mostly descending, flat and with recurved tips, shining and deeper green above; buds green, fascicled in the leaf axils; the 5 (segments?) of each of the calyx and corolla light yellow; filaments 10, whitish; anthers yellowish-brown; stigmas large, whitish, obscurely rugulose; young fruits green, ellipsoid, apparently 2-celled or 2-seeded. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    See also NY barcode 272967

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 272966

    Occurrence ID: b34b6ff9-3d38-4c15-9d67-8e3a57de2f4f

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Palawan

  • Locality

    Brooks Point (Addison Peak)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 9.1 m. (30 ft.)

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