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1. Rourea minor (Gaertn.) Leenh. wfo-0000403186

in Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat.. 5: 514. 1958; Vidal in Fl. C.L.V. 2: 34. pl. 4(1–1 D). 1962.— Aegiceras minus Gaertn., Fruct. 1: 216. t. 46. 1788 (non Willd. 1797).— Santaloides minor (Gaertn.) G.Schellenb., Bot. Jahrb. 59 (131): 28. 1924, and in Pflanzenr. 103: 126. 1938.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Liana, or shrub. Leaves 3–11-foliolate, the rachis glabrous; lateral petiolules 2–6 mm; leaflets suborbicular or ovate to lanceolate, 5–10 by 1–3 cm, glabrous; base equilateral to oblique, acute to cordate; apex obtuse to acuminate-caudate; nerves 4–7 pairs, pinnate or ± triplinerved, joined near the margin. Inflorescences racemose, or paniculate in axillary or pseudo-terminal fascicles, of 1–5 axes unequal in length up to 8 cm, glabrous. Sepals 2–3 mm, tomentose to glabrous. Petals 4–7 mm long. Carpels pubescent to glabrous. Fruits usually recurved, blunt to acute, 1–3 by 0.5–1 cm, dehiscing by a ventral slit.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Nan; NORTH-EASTERN: Nakhon Phanom; SOUTH-EASTERN: Chon Buri; SOUTH-WESTERN: Ratchaburi; PENINSULAR: Krabi, Phuket, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, Yala.

Distribution : Ceylon (type), S & E India, SE Asia, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Malay islands, NE Queensland, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Fiji, Samoa.

Ecology : In primary and secondary forests along edges and open places, from sea level to 1,500 m alt. Flowering: chiefly from February–July; fruiting: April–December.

Vernacular : Khang daeng(ขางแดง)(Northern); thop thaep (ถอบแถบ)(Peninsular).

E-version notes : As Rourea minor (Gaertn.) Alston, H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 67. 1931.