| | | Wikstroemia dolichantha var. effusa (Rehd.) C.Y.Chang in Fl. Sichuanica, 9: 233. 1989. Note: Wikstroemia dolichantha Diels var. effusa (Rehd.) B. Peterson, in Fl.Thailand Vol. 6: 242. 1997, is an isonym. | | Thymelaeaceae | |
Description: Shrub to ca 1 m. tall. Leave opposite, elliptic, light green above, pale green below, 1.5–2.5 x 0.5–1 cm; base and apex acute; margin entire; petioles ca 1 mm. Inflorescence terminal, spicate, gradually elongate to ca 5 cm, almost glabrous. Flowers 4–5 merous, tubular, subsessile, yellow. Calyx tube sparsely hairy, 0.7–1 cm long; lobes ovate, 1–2 mm long. Petals none. Stamens 10, in two series; filaments ca 0.2 mm; anthers ca 1 mm long. Ovary elliptic, hairy at top, 2–3 mm long; style 1, subsessile; stigma globose, minute. Fruits dry ca 5 x 2 mm; seeds ellipsoid, ca 3 x 1 mm. | | | |
Distribution: S China (Yunnan), Vietnam and northern Thailand, recorded from Doi Huamot, Umphang, Tak Province, locally abundant in open savanna limestone hill, 900–1,000 m.
Notes: Last updated on 30 November 2016. | |
Thai name: Mahakan lueang (มหาก่านเหลือง). | |
Photos: Rachun Pooma, Preecha Karaket (Doi Hua Mot, Umphang, Tak). | |
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