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Licania splendens (Kroth.) Prance & Kosterm.wfo-0000815116

Reinwardtia 7: 147. 1965.

Accepted Name : Angelesia splendens Korth.
Ned. kruidk. Archf 3: 184. 1855; Ic. Bog. 1: t. 96. 1901; Craib, Fl. Siam. En. 1: 564. 1931; Roy. For. Dep., Siam. Pl. Names: 34. 1948.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Small tree 5 to 10 m. Leaves coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate, 7–10 by 2–4 cm, base acute, apex acuminate, glabrous and polished on both surfaces; nerves faint, 7–9 paris, Petiole 5 mm long. Flowers in axillary and terminal raceme-like cymes, shorter than the leaves. Pedicel very short. Calyx tomentose; tube 1.5 mm long; lobes train-gular acute, 1 mm long. Petals as long as the sepals. Stamens 5–1-. Ovary villous. Fruit ellipsoid, 8–12 by 5 mm, yellow or red, smooth.

Thailand : PENINSULAR: Phangnag, Krabi, Tran, Songkhla, Pattani.

Distribution : Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo (type), the Philippines.

Ecology : In evergreen thickets. Flowering: March–April; fruiting: March–July.

Vernacular : Khra (แคระ), khru ra ton (ครุราต้น)(Peninsular).