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2. Rourea mimosoides (Vahl) Planch.wfo-0000403185

Linnaea 23: 420. 1850; Leenh. in Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 5: 517. f. 9(a–f). 1958; Vidal in Fl. C.L.V. 2: 41. pl. 3(8–12). 1962.— Connarus mimosoides Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 87. 1794.


Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.



Synonyms & Citations :

Rourea parallela Planch., Linnaea 23: 421. 1850; Lecomte in Fl. Gén. I.-C. 2: 50. 1908.
Rourea wallichiana Planch. ex Blume, Annls Mus. bot. Lugduno-Batavum 1: 263. 1850; Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 2: 49. 1876.
Rourea villosa Planch., Linnaea 23: 422. 1850; Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 2: 48. 1876.
Rourea concolor Blume, Annls Mus. bot. Lugduno-Batavum 1: 264. 1850; Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 2: 49. 1876; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 551. 1922.
Rourea similis Blume, Annls Mus. bot. Lugduno-Batavum 1: 264. 1850; Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 2: 49. 1876; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 551. 1922.
Santalodes (Santaloides) mimosoides Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 1: 155. 1891; Craib, Fl. Siam. En. 1: 360. 1928; G.Schellenb. in Pflanzenr. 103: 142. f. 25. 1938; Roy. For. Dep., Siam. Pl. Names: 425. 1948.
Santaloides phyllanthoides Kuntze, loc. Cit.; Craib, loc. Cit.; G.Schellenb. In Pflanzenr. 103: 143. 1938.
Santaloides simile Kuntze, loc. cit.; Craib, Fl. Siam. En. 1: 361. 1928; G.Schellenb. in Pflanzenr. 103: 145. 1938.
Santaloides villosum Kuntze, loc. cit.; Craib, loc. cit.; G.Schellenb. in Pflanzenr. 103: 143. 1938; Roy. For. Dep., Siam. Pl. Names: 425. 1948.
Rourea quocensis Pierre, Fl. For. Cochinch. 5: pl. 379 c. 1898.


Description : Large liana, sometimes shrub with drooping branches. Leaves up to 51-foliolate the rachis pubescent; leaflets subsessile, ovate or elliptic to oblong, 1–3 by 0.5–1.5 cm, glabrous, or fulvous-pilose beneath (forma villosa); base slightly cordate, or truncate, ± oblique; apex emarginate (forma mimosoides), rounded (forma obtusifolia), or slightly and bluntly acuminate (forma villosa); nerves 2–10 pairs, inconspicuous. Inflorescences racemose, or paniculate, in axillary fascicles of 1–3 axes unequal in length up to 12 cm, fulvous-tomentose. Sepals 1.5–2 mm hairy. Petals 3–5 mm long. Carpels variously hairy. Fruits ± curved, 1.5 by 0.5 cm, dehiscing by a ventral slit.


Thailand : SOUTH-EASTERN: Prachin Buri; SOUTH-WESTERN: Ratchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan; PENINSULAR: Chumphon, Ranong, Surat Thani, Phuket.


Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands (type), Lower Burma, Cambodia, S Vietnam, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, W Java, Borneo.


Ecology : In evergreen forests along edges or streams, in scrubs, 0–800 m alt. Flowering and fruiting: chiefly during dry season from November–February.


Vernacular : Ngon kai (หงอนไก่)(Southwestern); ngon kai lek (หงอนไก่เล็ก), thao ngon kai (เถาหงอนไก่), wan kham (วันขาม)(Peninsular).


Notes: Note.— Three forms can be distinguished:

— forma mimosoides. Leaflets glabrous, emarginate at the apex.

— forma obtusifolia Leenh. In Fl. Mal. I. 5: 519. 1958. —Rourea similis Blume —Santaloides simile O.Ktze. Leaflets glabrous, rounded at apex (not emarginate).

— forma villosa (Planch.) Vidal. —Rourea villosa Planch. —Santaloides villosum O.Ktze. —R. phyllanthoides Blume — S. phyllanthoides O.Ktze. Leaflets fulvous-pilose beneath, ± acuminate, blunt at apex.


Main
BKF
SN number Collectors and numbers Provinces
182963 Gardner, S.  ST2296 Songkhla
015185 Hamilton  & Congdon 23 Songkhla
015192 Kira, T.   et al.  757 Koh Kong
015191 Kira, T.   et al.  792 Koh Kong
015180 Larsen, K.  10283 Nakhon Nayok
015182 Larsen, K.   et al.  32221 Chanthaburi
120372 Larsen, K.   et al.  41685 Phatthalung
032157 Maxwell, J.F.  82-203
105423 Niyomdham, C.  & Sriboonma, D. 1492 Narathiwat
015198 Phengklai, C.  1294 Satun
145749 Phengklai, C.  et al. 13983 Phangnga
005992 Santisuk, T.  755 Ranong
015199 Santisuk, T.  755 Ranong
091433 Santisuk, T.  845 Ranong
196422 Santisuk, T.  845 Ranong
015183 Smitinand, T.  4540 Chanthaburi
032158 Soepadmo  249
015181 Thaew  50 Prachuap Khiri Khan
125552 Wongprasert, T.  s.n. Phangnga
125551 Wongprasert, T.  s.n. Phangnga