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Taxonomy
Ptychopetalum petiolatum Oliv.
Nomenclature
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Family: OlacaceaeGenus: Ptychopetalum
Species:
Ptychopetalum petiolatum Oliv.
SUMMARY
A shrub to 15 m tall and 20 cm diameter; leafy extremities terete or nearly so. Leaves coriaceous, elliptical elliptic-oblong or ovate-anceolate, gradually acuminate, base rounded or broadly cuneate, at length narrowing into the petiole; principal lateral veins 3–5, broadly looping considerably within the margin, often inconspicuous; 7-10 cm long, 3-4.5 cm broad; petiole 1–2 lines. Flowers in very short axillary racemes; pedicels rather shorter than the buds. Petals 4–5, shortly bearded within about the middle, recurved near the top. Stamens 5, opposite to the petals or 7, 2–6 being adnate in pairs. Ovary glabrous, rather abruptly narrowed at the base of the style. Drupes red, ellipsoid, about 2 cm long, pendulous on a long peduncle.