Taxillus kuijtii Rajasek. in J. Swamy Bot. Club 3(4): 160, ff. 5 - 6. 1986.

Branches glabrous; young internodes slightly widening towards top. Leaves opposite or rarely subopposite, broadly elliptic-ovate, cuneate or rounded at base, attenuate at apex, (6 - ) 9.5 - 13.5 x 3.5 - 4.5 cm, coriaceous, glabrous; lateral nerves 3 - 4 pairs; petioles 8 - 10 mm long, glabrous. Inflorescences axillary, compound dichasia; peduncles 3 in each axil, each 5 - 8- flowered, 8 - 12 mm long, glabrous; flower buds spathulate, 1.8 - 2 cm long, glabrous. Flowers 4-merous, 2.5 - 2.8 mm long; pedicels 3 - 4 mm long; bract ovate, ca 0.2 x 0.1 mm, minutely rusty pubescent. Calyculus obsolete. Petals 4, united; tube with median split extending one-third to half the length, 1.6 - 1.8 cm long; lobes 4, elliptic-ovate, 4 - 5 mm long. Stamens 4; filaments 2.2 - 2.5 cm long; anthers ellipsoid. Ovary oblong-cylindric, 2.5 - 3 mm long; style subtetragonous; stigma cone-shaped, minutely papillate. Fruits not seen.

Fl. Jan. - April.

Distrib. India: Assam (Sibsagar District).

Endemic and rare.

Notes. Vessels with lateral perforations, pittings larger, alternate, elliptic-ovate, crowded; fibres thick-walled, pits reduced with slit-like apertures without border.

Pollen 3-lobed; P - 24 (30.7) 36 µm; E - 50 (53.8) 58 µm; P/E - 0.57 µm; ex. 2 µm; col. 1 µm.