Microtropis microcarpa
Wight, lc. 3: 7. t. 975. 1845; M. Lawson
in Fl. Brit. India 1: 614. 1875. Microtropis ovalifolia Wight, lc. 3: 7. t. 976.
1845; M. Lawson in Fl. Brit. India 1: 614. 1875.
Trees or shrubs. Leaves elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, 3.5-5 x 2-2.5 cm,
obtuse, attenuate at base, coriaceous, glabrous above, pale beneath; petiole
about 5 mm long. Inflorescence axillary or extra axillary, in dense or lax cymes
12-3-chotomous, 1.5-8 cm long; peduncles shorter than the leaves. Sepals
persistent in fruit, much imbricate, lower part thick and fleshy, upper part
membranous, ciliate, petaloid. Petals, obovate, clawed, veined. Stamens inserted
at the base of the petals; filaments short; anthers orbicular to ovoid. Ovary
ovoid-conical, ribbed; style short. Fruit ellipsoid or oblong, 1-2 cm long, pointed
at both ends or at apex, rugose.
KEY TO THE VARIETIES
| 1a. Cymes lax.4ยท8 cm long; capsule oblong, pointed at apex | 3.2. microcarpa |
| b. Cymes dense, 1-1.5 cm long; capsule ellipsoid. pointed at both the ends | 3.1. densiflora |
