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1. Gomphia serrata (Gaertn.) Kaniswfo-0000705577

Taxon 16: 422. 1967; Blumea 16: 52. 1968.— Messia serrata Gaertn., Fruct. 1: 344. t. 70. f. 6. 1788.— Ouratea serrata (Gaertn.) Robs., Taxon 11: 50-51. 1962.

Accepted Name : Campylospermum serratum (Gaertn.) Bittrich & M.C.E.Amaral
Taxon 43: 92. 1994.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Shrub or tree, up to 25 m, 40 cm diam; branchlets of young plants sometimes scrambling. Leaves ovate-to obovate-lanceolate, 6–20 by 2–6 cm (up to 35 by 10 cm in young plants), acute to acuminate, sometimes obtuse at apex, acute or a little tapering at base, margin finely denticulate. Inflorescences many-flowered; rachis (2.5–)5–20(–35) cm, primary branches of terminal inflorescences up to 10(–15) cm, secondary branches or primary branches of lateral inflorescences usually reduced or up to 1 cm long, cymose, with (1–)3–7(–∞), ± conferted flowers; pedicels 0.5–0.8 mm, up to 1 cm in fruit. Torus 0.7–1 mm high, 0.7–1 mm diam., in fruit up to 5 mm high, 5 mm diam. Sepals mostly ovate to elliptic, sometimes obovate, 4–7 by 2.5–4 mm, mostly acute to obtuse, sometimes rounded. Petals obliquely obovate to broad-spatulate, 4.5–8 by 2.5–6 mm, obtuse, rounded, or truncate, mostly yellow, sometimes creamy or white. Stamens subsessile or with up to 0.5 mm long filaments; anthers 2.5–5(–6) by 0.5–0.8 mm. Carpels 0.7–1 by 0.4–0.6 mm; style 3–5 mm, up to 7 mm in fruit. Drupes up to 8(–10) by 6(–8) mm.

Thailand : NORTH-EASTERN: Udon Thani; EASTERN: Surin, Si Sa Ket, Ubon Ratchathani; SOUTH-EASTERN: Chanthaburi, Trat (Ko Chang); PENINSULAR: Krabi, Trang, Satun, Pattani.

Distribution : South peninsular India, Ceylon (type), Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hainan, Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, the Philippines, Celebes.

Ecology : From sea level up to 1,200 m alt., in moist, primary or secondary vegetation, on peaty, loamy, sandy, or rocky soils, on level land to steep slopes, also near river banks and on cliffs near the sea (small-leaved specimens).

Vernacular : Hang kwang plu (หางกวางผู้)(Northeastern); kapito (กาปีโต)(Southeastern); thong pling (ท้องปลิง)(Peninsular).