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5. Helicteres lanata (Teysm. & Binn.) Kurzwfo-0000718117

Fl. Burm. 1: 143. 1877; Gagnep. in FI. Gén. I.-C. 1: 492. 1911; Craib in Fl. Siam. Enum. 1: 173. 1925.— Oudemansia lanata Teysm. & Binn. in Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. 29: 252. 1867. Fig. 73.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Description : Shrub, 1–2 m high, stellate hairy on all parts. Leaves ovate, 2.5–10 x 1.5–6 cm, coriaceous, scabrous on upper surface, pale and softly hairy on lower surface, apex acute, base obtuşe, entire or slightly serrate; 3 basal nerves, secondary nerves 3–4 pairs, scalariform veins hardly distinct on lower surface. Petiole up to 1 cm long, hairy. Inflorescence axillary, ovoid in bud, shortly pedunculate, hairy. Calyx campanulate, with 5 unequal lobes, hairy outside. Petals purplish, with 2 forms, lanceolate and spathulate, 8–10 mm long, acuminate or retuse; claw with sub-opposite appendages. Stamens 10, on a slender, glabrous column, sharply angular toward the top. Ovary ovoid, surrounded by the ring of stamens, hairy, 5-longitudinally lobed; stigma with 5 slender teeth. Capsule short cylindrical, 1.2–2 x 0.7–1.3 cm, covered with shaggy hairs.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Lampang, Nakhon Sawan; NORTH-EASTERN: Kalasin; EASTERN: Nakhon Ratchasima; SOUTH-WESTERN: Kanchanaburi (type: Binnedyck s.n. -K), Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan.

Distribution : Burma, S China, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia.

Ecology : Scattered in mixed deciduous forests, 30–200 m alt. Flowering and fruiting: July–December.

Vernacular : Po kra chao khao (ปอกระเจาขาว)(Northern, Northeastern); khi maeo (ขี้แมว)(Northeastern); khi tun (ขี้ตุ่น)(Eastern); khi on (ขี้อ้น), po khieng (ปอเขียง)(Southwestern).