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2. Cerbera odollam Gaertnerwfo-0000834592

De Fruct. 2: 193. 1791; Kurz, Fl. Burm. 2: 171. 1877; Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 3: 638. 1882 pro parte; King & Gamble, J. As. Soc. Beng. 74(2): 427. 1907 pro parte; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 2: 339. 1923; Pitard, Fl. Gén. I.-C. 3: 1137. 1933 pro parte; Kerr, Fl. Siam. En. 2: 436. 1939; Corner, Ways. Trees 144. 1940; Backer & Bakh.f, Fl, Java 2: 233. 1965; Whitmore, Tree Fl. Mal. 2: 12. 1973; Lý, Fedd. Rep. 97: 445. 1986. Fig. 22; Plate III: 3–4.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Description : Tree or shrub to 12 m tall. Leaves: petiole 1.6–3.8 cm long; blade papery to coriaceous, obovate, 8.9–26 x 2.4–5.7 cm, apex acuminate, base cuneate; secondary veins 12–25 pairs anastomosing into an intramarginal nerve; glabrous. Inflorescence few to many flowered, robust, lax; 8.8–35 cm long; glabrous; pedicels 1.2–4 cm long. Sepals linear, lanceolate or oblanceolate, 8.6–26 x 2.6–5 mm, apex acute or acuminate; glabrous. Corolla white with a yellow eye (in Thailand); tube 1.3–2.2 cm long, bulging in middle; lobes 1.2–3.8 cm long; glabrous outside, pubescent in upper half of tube inside. Stamens inserted around middle of corolla tube; anthers 2.2–2.4 x 1.3–1.5 mm. Ovary 1.2–1.7 mm long; style + pistil head 9.1–12 mm long. Fruit spherical to ovoid; green when mature; 4.7–7.7 cm long; 3.7–6.6 cm diameter.

Thailand : CENTRAL: Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok); PENINSULAR: Ranong, Surat Thani, Phangnga, Krabi, Satun, Narathiwat.

Distribution : From Sri Lanka (type) to New Caledonia.

Ecology : In, or on the edge of, mangrove forests or riverine forests or on the beaches.

Vernacular : Tinpet (ตีนเป็ด), tinpet nam (ตีนเป็ดน้ำ), tinpet thale (ตีนเป็ดทะเล)(Central); sang la (สั่งลา)(Krabi).

Notes: Care has to be exercised when referring to the literature on Cerbera as the names C. manghas and C. odollam have frequently been used incorrectly.