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SangkiIllicium philippinense Merrill, Philipp. J. Sci.Shrubs or trees, to 8 m tall. Perules oblong, to 5 mm. Leaves in c...
16/08/2025

Sangki
Illicium philippinense Merrill, Philipp. J. Sci.
Shrubs or trees, to 8 m tall. Perules oblong, to 5 mm. Leaves in clusters of 3 or 4 at distal nodes; petiole 0.7-1.5 cm; leaf blade lanceolate to narrowly oblong-elliptic, 5-10 × 2-4 cm, leathery, midvein adaxially prominent, secondary veins 5-7 on each side of midvein and on both surfaces inconspicuous or slightly prominent, base attenuate, apex acute to acuminate. Flowers axillary or subterminal. Flower peduncle 5-14 mm. Tepals 15-21, white, elliptic to obovate-oblong (outer and inner) to narrowly oblong to tonguelike (largest), 7-12 × 4-7 mm (outer), 11-17 × 3-5 mm (largest), 7-12 × 4-7 mm (inner), thinly papery (outer and inner) to membranous (middle). Stamens 16-23, 2.5-3.5 mm; filaments 1.3-2.5 mm; connectives slightly emarginate to obtuse-cuspidate; anthers 1-1.7 mm; pollen grains tricolpate. Carpels 6-8(-10), 3.5-5 mm; o***y 1.5-2 mm; style 2-3.3 mm. Fruit peduncle sometimes to 2.5 cm. Fruit with 6-8(-10) follicles; follicles 13-16 × 5-7 × 3-4 mm. Seeds 6-6.5 × 3.5-4 × 2.5-3 mm.

15/08/2025

Malagsak
Siphonodon celastrineus Griff. Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. iv. 247 (1844)
Named based on the similarity with the genus Celastrus.
Siphonodon pyriformis Merr.
Xanthophyllum subglobosum Elmer
Large canopy tree (15-30 m high); Bole markedly fluted (30-50 cm diam.); crooked or straight (bole 15-25 m long); buttresses present (rarely buttresses up to 1.5 m high) or absent. Leaves spaced along branches, spiral (leaves occurring singly at a node and arranged spirally up the branchlet), simple (a leaf composed of a single blade); petiole present, not winged, attached to base of leaf blade, not swollen; leaves broadest at or near middle or rarely broadest below middle, (4.0-) 9.0-11.0 (-23.0) cm, (3.5-) 5.0-6.0 (-9.0) cm; symmetric, serrate to dentate (toothed), not dissected or lobed, sub acute, venation pinnate, secondary veins open, not prominent, but visible, intramarginal veins absent; leaves lower surface pale green or green, upper surface dull green, indumentum (hairs) absent; absent; domatia absent; stipules absent. Inflorescence axillary, flowers arising from a single point, cones absent; flowers unisexual, unisexual with male and female flowers on the same plant, stalked, flowers with many planes of symmetry, 3.0 (c.) mm long, diameter small (up to10 mm diam.) (3-5 mm diam.); perianth present, with distinct sepals and petals whorls, inner perianth white; 5, free; stamens 5, present, free of each other, free of the perianth; o***y superior, carpels joined (when more than one), locules 5; styles solitary, 1. Infrutescence arising from single point, fruit 25.0-40.0 (-60.0) mm long, 20.0-60.0 mm diam., yellow when mature or yellowish green, not spiny, non-fleshy, simple, indehiscent, berry; seeds 100, barely visible (to 1 mm long), not winged, narrow (longer than wide), seed less than 1 mm diam.

23/07/2024

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