Turpinia pomifera
(Roxb.) DC., Prodr. 2: 3. 1825. Dalrympelea
pomifera Roxb., Pl. Corom. 3: 76, t. 279. 1819.
Khasi: Dieng-ohlong antheri.
Trees, up to 20 m tall; bark brown to greyish brown. Leaves 25 - 50 cm long; stipules deltoid, 4 - 5 mm long, caducous. Leaflets elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 6 - 18 x 2 - 7 cm, acuminate, base obtuse or rounded, glabrous, margin repand, serrate; lateral petiolules 3 - 8 mm long; nerves up to 8 pairs. Flowers yellowish white. Inflorescence axillary or terminal panicles, up to 30 cm long. Sepals ovate to oblong, 3 - 3.5 x 1 - 1.5 mm, fleshy, unequal, not or feebly ciliate at margins. Petals oblong to oblanceolate, 3 - 3.5 mm long, not or obscurely ciliate at margin, thin in texture. Stamens 2.5 mm long. Fruits globose, smooth, purplish black. Nuts obscurely 2 - 3-grooved.
Fl. & Fr. : Jan. - Oct.
Distrib. India: In tropical evergreen forests, preferring damp habitats between, 680 - 2350 m. Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya.
Nepal, Bangladesh, Sumatra, Java, Celebes and Philippines.
Trees, up to 20 m tall; bark brown to greyish brown. Leaves 25 - 50 cm long; stipules deltoid, 4 - 5 mm long, caducous. Leaflets elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 6 - 18 x 2 - 7 cm, acuminate, base obtuse or rounded, glabrous, margin repand, serrate; lateral petiolules 3 - 8 mm long; nerves up to 8 pairs. Flowers yellowish white. Inflorescence axillary or terminal panicles, up to 30 cm long. Sepals ovate to oblong, 3 - 3.5 x 1 - 1.5 mm, fleshy, unequal, not or feebly ciliate at margins. Petals oblong to oblanceolate, 3 - 3.5 mm long, not or obscurely ciliate at margin, thin in texture. Stamens 2.5 mm long. Fruits globose, smooth, purplish black. Nuts obscurely 2 - 3-grooved.
Fl. & Fr. : Jan. - Oct.
Distrib. India: In tropical evergreen forests, preferring damp habitats between, 680 - 2350 m. Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya.
Nepal, Bangladesh, Sumatra, Java, Celebes and Philippines.
