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2. Spatholobus ferrugineus (Zoll. & Moritzi) Benth.wfo-0000207198
in Miq., Pl. Jungh.: 238. 1852; Prain, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66(2): 413. 1897; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 574. 1922; Craib, Fl. Siam. 1(3): 446. 1928; Backer & Bakh.f., Fl. Java 1: 630. 1963; Ridder-Numan & Wiriadinata, Reinwardtia 10(2): 170. 1985; Ninkaew & Chantar., Trop. Nat. Hist. 14(2): 89. 2014.— Drebbelia ferruginea (Prain) Blatt., J. Ind. Bot., Soc. 8(2): 138. 1929.— Drebbelia ferruginea Zoll. & Mor., Natuur. Geneesk. Arch. Ned.-Indië 3: 79. 1846.
Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.
Description : Woody climber Stipules triangular, 4−4.5 by 1−1.2 mm, pubescent. Leaves: petioles 4−9 cm long; rachis 1−1.5 cm long. Leaflets: terminal leaflets ovate, oblong or elliptic,12−19.5 by 6.5−16 cm, apex rounded, base cuneate, margin entire, both surfaces rusty pubescence; lateral veins 7−8 pairs; lateral leaflets asymmetric, elliptic, oblong or ovate, 6.9−15 by 4.5−12.5 cm, apex rounded, base oblique, margin entire, both surfaces rusty pubescent; lateral veins 8−9 pairs; petiolules 5−7 mm long; stipels caducous. Inflorescences axillary, paniculate, with tertiary branches, 6−15 cm long; peduncle pubescent; bracts lanceolate, 2−4 by 0.8−1 mm, pubescent; bracteoles acicular, 0.5−0.6 mm long. Flowers 6−8 mm long, arranged in a fascicle; pedicels 2−3 mm long, pubescent. Calyx 4.2−5 mm long, 5-lobed. Corolla: standard reniform, 5−5.5 by 6.5−7 mm, apex obcordate, base cuneate, claw 1.5−3 mm long; wings elliptic or oblong, 7−7.2 by 2−2.1 mm, apex acute, base oblique, claw 2−4 mm long; keel ovate or elliptic, 6.2−6.5 by 2−2.1 mm, apex obtuse, base oblique, claw 2−4 mm long. Stamens: filaments 6.5−7 mm long; anthers elliptic, 0.1−0.2 mm long. Ovary linear or oblong; style 2−2.3 mm long. Pods ovate, 7−9.5 by 1.8−2 cm, pubescent.
Thailand : PENINSULAR: Surat Thani (Phanom), Krabi, Narathiwa (Su-ngai Padi).
Distribution : Sumatra, Java (type), Borneo.
Ecology : Evergreen forest; 10−100 m alt.
Vernacular : Chang haek (ช้างแหก)(Central).