Mytilaria laosensis

Species: Mytilaria laosensis

English Name: Lao Mytilaria

Chinese Name: 穀菜果

Family: Hamamelidaceae

Description:

Trees to 30 m tall; branchlets stout, glabrous. Petiole 7–10 cm, glabrous; leaf blades broadly ovate-rounded, 10–13 × 7–10 cm, abaxially yellow-green or grayish, glabrous, adaxially drying olive-green, shiny, apex shortly acute, palmately 5-veined, veins raised. Inflorescences terminal or axillary, ca. 4 cm, densely many-flowered; peduncle glabrous. Sepals ca. 1.5 mm, apex subacute, abaxially pubescent; petals white, 8–10 mm. Styles 2–3 mm; stigmas decurrent papillose. Capsules yellow-brown, 1.5–2 cm. Seeds brown, shiny, 10–12 × 5–6 mm. Fl. Mar–Jun, fr. Jul–Sep.

Photos used under a Creative Commons license

References:

– Wu ZY, Raven PH, Hong DY (eds) (2005). Flora of China, Volume 9: Pittosporaceae through Connaraceae. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Bot Garden Press, St. Louis

Search

Popular Posts

Chinese Horseshoe Bat

Chinese name: 中華菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus sinicusConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small to medium-sized bat species found in East Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…
Least Horseshoe Bat

Chinese name: 小菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus pusillusConservation status: 無危Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in small…
Intermediate Horseshoe Bat

Chinese name: 中菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus affinisConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a medium-sized bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…