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Arytera litoralis Blumewfo-0000550703

Rumphia 3: 170. 1849; Yap in Tree Fl. Mal. 4: 438. 1989; Turner, Blumea 38: 144. 1993 (see also for complete synonymy); in Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 11: 473, fig. 8c–e. 1994. Fig. 8.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : (Shrubs to) trees up to 20 m high; bark smooth, greyish green to almost black. Leaves mainly 2 - or 3-jugate. Leaflets ovate to elliptic, 4–31 by 1.5–12 cm, chartaceous, base acute to slightly attenuate; apex acuminate to cuspidate; glabrous on both sides (Thailand); domatia present as many sacs. Inflorescences 1.5–17 cm long. Flowers 1–3.5 mm in diam., cream to yellowish, fragrant. Calyx deeply incised, lobes up to 2 mm long. Petals triangular to rhomboidal to (ob)ovate, 0.5–2.2 mm long, claw 0.1–0.4 mm long; scales 0.2–1.2 mm long, apex broadened. Disc glabrous to pilose. Stamens 6–8(–10); filaments 2–4 mm long, anthers 0.7–1.1 mm long. Fruits 0.7–3.6 by 0.5–2.3 cm, smooth, orange to red; stipe ca 3 mm long, slender (Thailand); lobes 8–23 by 5–21 mm. Seeds blackish brown, 6–24 by 5–19 mm; arillode red.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai (Doi Chiang Dao), Lampang (Ban Pin); EASTERN: Nakhon Ratchasima (Wang Nam Khiao); SOUTH-WESTERN: Uthai Thani (Huai Kha Khaeng), Prachuap Khiri Khan (Bonkrut); SOUTH-EASTERN: Chon Buri (Tung Brong), Chanthaburi (Ban Thakien Thong, Klung); PENINSULAR: Ranong (Bang Bon, Pra Pat Beach), Surat Thani (Bang Bao), Nakhon Si Thammarat (Khiriwong), Satun (Ko Tarutao), Songkhla (Boripat Falls NP, Klong Rang Hill), Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat (Khao Tan Yong).

Distribution : From NE India (Bay of Bengal) throughout SE Asia up to S China (Hainan), through Malesia (Indonesia, Nusa Kambangan – type) to the Solomon Islands.

Ecology : In primary and secondary forests, savannas, on all kinds of soils, 0–1,500 m alt. Flowering: February; fruiting: July–September.

Vernacular : Si puk dong (ซิปักดอง)(Northern); kho kan (คอก่าน)(South eastern); taet ling (แตดลิง), sifan (สีฟัน), thop thap (ถอบแถบ)(Peninsular); ka-lue-pa-ya-mo (กาลือปายาเมาะ)(Malay-Peninsular).