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Heliciopsis terminalis (Kurz) Sleumerwfo-0001107174

Blumea 8: 80. 1955.— Helicia terminalis Kurz, Fl. Burm. 2: 312. 1877; Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 5: 190. 1886. Fig. 37; Plate VII: 3.


Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.



Synonyms & Citations :

Helicia balansae Lec., Not. Syst. 1: 189. 1910; in Fl. Gén. I.-C. 5: 164. f. 14.6. 1914.


Description : Tree, 4–20 m tall, branches glabrous or nearly so. Leaves simple, oblanceolate, elliptic-oblong or obovate-oblong, apex acute or obtuse, sometimes with a minute mucro, base acuminate and tapering into a long petiole, entire, coriaceous, glabrous, (10–)12–24(–35) cm long, 4–8 cm wide; nerves 7–10 pairs; petiole 1.5–3 cm long. Young leaves pinnatisect, 2–5-lobed, glabrous, 22–50 cm long, 18–36 cm wide; upper surface glossy; petioles 2–3.5(–8) cm long. Racemes axillary, (8–)15–30(–35) cm long. Flowers in pairs, 12–14 mm long. Pedicels minutely ferruginous pilose, (4–)6–8 mm long, connate at base about ⅔–½ of whole length. Perianth whitish, fragrant, densely or laxly adpressed rufous-ferruginous pilose. Stamens with short filaments. Disc glands ovate-oblong, free, slightly distant from each other. Ovary glabrous. Fruit ellipsoid, 3–4 cm long, 2–2.5 cm wide.


Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai (Chom Thong, Chiang Dao), Lampang (Khun Tan), Phitsanulok; NORTH-EASTERN: Phetchabun (Nam Nao, Lom Kao), Loei (Dan Sai); SOUTH-WESTERN: Kanchanaburi (Khao Ri Yai), Ratchaburi; PENINSULAR: Ranong, Surat Thani (Ban Na San), Phangnga (Takua Pa).


Distribution : India, Burma (Upper Burma – type, lower Burma), China (Yunnan, Kwangsi, Hainan), Laos, N & S Vietnam, Cambodia.


Ecology : In evergreen forests, 600–1,500 m alt. Flowering: December–February; fruiting: March–June.


Vernacular : Mueat khon (เหมือดคน)(Northern, Southwestern); mueat khon dong (เหมือดคนดง), mueat khon tua phu (เหมือดคนตัวผุ้), mueat khon khao (เหมือดคนขาว)(Northern); phrom khot (พรหมคต), tai khwan chang (ใต้ควานช้าง), khot (คต)(Peninsular).


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Figure 37
Plate VII: 3
Heliciopsis terminalis (Kurz) Sleumer