滇南蒲桃 dian nan pu tao

Trees, to 13 m tall. Branchlets grayish brown when dry, 4-angled. Petiole 1-1.5 cm; leaf blade elliptic to oblong, 10-18 × 4-7 cm, leathery, abaxially brownish green, adaxially olive green and slightly glossy, secondary veins 13-20 on each side of midvein, 6-10 mm apart, and at an angle of ca. 60° from midvein, reticulate veins conspicuous, intramarginal veins ca. 2 mm from margin, abaxially raised, and adaxially conspicuous, base broadly cuneate, apex acute and with an obtuse cusp. Inflorescences terminal, paniculate 3-flowered cymes, 6-8 cm; bractlets lanceolate, ca. 2.5 mm. Calyx lobes 4, ovate to semiorbicular, 3-4 × ca. 5 mm. Fruit 1- or 2-seeded. Fr. Nov.

● Mountain valleys, shady and moist regions in sparse forests; 1400-1700 m. Guangxi (Hengxian), S Yunnan (Xishuangbanna).