Sageraea grandiflora
Dunn in Bull. Misc. Inf. Kew 1914: 182. 1914 & in Gamble,
Fl. Pres. Madras 12. 1915.
Trees, ca 20 m tall, all parts except flowers glabrous. Leaves oblong, rounded at
base, short-acuminate at apex, 25 -
35 x 7 -
8 cm, glabrous; petioles 8 -
9 cm long. Flowers
clustered below the leaf scars. Sepals 2 -
3 mm long, connate at base. Petals orbicular,
ciliate along margins; outer ones ca 1.5 cm long; inner ones slightly larger. Stamens
12, obovate; anther-thecae distant. Carpels 3 -
5, strigose; stigma almost sessile, entire;
ovules 12 -
14. Ripe carpels not known.
Fl. Nov. - Dec.
Distrib. India: Evergreen forests. Kerala (Konni in Pathanamthitta Dist.) .
Endemic.
Notes. This highly endangered species has not been relocated since the type collection by Bourdillon (469 in K and MH).
Fl. Nov. - Dec.
Distrib. India: Evergreen forests. Kerala (Konni in Pathanamthitta Dist.) .
Endemic.
Notes. This highly endangered species has not been relocated since the type collection by Bourdillon (469 in K and MH).