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Shrubs to small trees, 1-4(-8) m tall. Bark grayish brown, with pale lenticels. Stem stout; branches many. Leaves odd- pinnate or reduced to a single leaflet, 15-20(-30) cm; petiole 1-7(-9) cm, ribbed; leaflets 1 or 3(or 5), opposite; petiolules of lateral leaflet blades 0.5-1.5 cm but terminal one 2-3.5 cm, with joints; leaflet blades ovate, ovate-lanceolate, or elliptic, (10-)14-18 × (3-)5-7 cm but terminal one largest, thickly papery to leathery, both surfaces glabrous, abaxially greenish white, adaxially green and lustrous, secondary veins 8-11 on each side of midvein and abaxially prominent, base attenuate to broadly cuneate, apex acuminate to acute. Panicles 1-6 cm, pubescent. Flowers 4-5 mm. Pedicel thin and slightly shorter than flowers. Calyx lobes triangular, outside pubescent, apex acuminate. Petals white, oblong to narrowly oblong, ca. 5 mm, abaxially pubescent, apex acute to acuminate. Stamen filaments broad, basal to middle part connate into a tube, ± pubescent, tip 2-lobed; anthers ovoid, inserted between 2 lobes of filament apex, apex acute. Disk red, cup-shaped to annular, glabrous. Ovary globose to oblate, flat, 2-locular, covered with thick trichomes; style cylindric; stigma disciform, tip 2-cleft. Berry globose to ovoid, ca. 1.5 cm in diam., densely covered with yellowish gray trichomes, with 1 or 2 seeds; exocarp thin; endocarp hard and leathery. Fl. Feb-Jul, fr. Jun-Dec.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of China Vol. 11: 119, 120 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Distribution

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S Guangxi, S Hainan, S Yunnan (Xishuangbanna) [Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam].
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Flora of China Vol. 11: 119, 120 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Habitat

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Sparse or dense forests in hilly regions; 900-1000 m.
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Flora of China Vol. 11: 119, 120 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Synonym

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Heynea cochinchinensis Baillon; Walsura cochinchinensis (Baillon) Harms; W. yunnanensis C. Y. Wu.
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Flora of China Vol. 11: 119, 120 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Walsura pinnata

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Walsura pinnata is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet pinnata is from the Latin meaning "feather-like", referring to the leaves.[2]

Description

Walsura pinnata grows up to 37 metres (120 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 38 centimetres (15 in). The bark is smooth and pale. The fruits are reddish when fresh, round to ovoid and measure up to 2.8 cm (1 in) in diameter.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Walsura pinnata grows naturally in southern China, Indochina and Malesia. Its habitat is lowland tropical forest.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Walsura pinnata Hassk". The Plant List. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Mabberley, David J.; Sing, Anne M. (March 2007). "Walsura pinnata Hassk." (PDF). In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K.; Kiew, Ruth (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions). Vol. 6. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 212, 214. ISBN 978-983-2181-89-7. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
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Walsura pinnata: Brief Summary

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Walsura pinnata is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet pinnata is from the Latin meaning "feather-like", referring to the leaves.

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