Cyathocalyx martabanicus
Hook. f. & Thomson in Fl. Brit. India 1: 53. 1872.
Trees, 10 -
12 (or more) m tall; young branches puberulous. Leaves elliptic, cuuneate
at base, abruptly shortly acuminate at apex, 20 -
29 x 7 -
11 cm, shiny glabrous on both
surfaces; lateral nerves puberulous beneath when young; petioles 10 - 14 mm long.
Flowers usually solitary, sometimes 2 -
3 together, extra-axillary; pedicels pubescent, ca
8 mm long, ebracteate. Sepals connate up to middle, then divided deeply into 3
oblong-lanceolate acute reflexed lobes, ca 7 x 5 mm, pubescent. Petals clawed, thick,
yellowish pubescent; outer petals oblong, concave and conniving at base, spreading
above, 25 -
30 x 5 -
7 mm; inner ones shorter and narrower than outer ones. Stamens
numerous, cuneate, truncate at top of connectives, ca 2 mm long; anther-thecae linear.
Carpels on concave torus, solitary or paired, oblong, 3 -
4 mm long, many-ovuled; stigma
sessile, peltate. Ripe carpels solitary or in pairs, ellipsoid to oblongoid, blunt at top, ca
10 cm long, 5 - 6 cm across, torulose, transversely grooved, glabrous; pericarp thick,
fleshy; stalk 1 -
1.3 cm long, stout. Seeds 8 -
10, in 2 rows, ca 4 x 1.5 cm.
Fl. April - May; Fr. Oct. - Nov.
Distrib. India: Assam, Nagaland and Meghalaya.
Myanmar.
Fl. April - May; Fr. Oct. - Nov.
Distrib. India: Assam, Nagaland and Meghalaya.
Myanmar.