Connarus kingii
Schellenb. in Candollea 2: 96. 1925; Vasud. in J.
Econ. Tax. Bot. 8: 121. 1986. C.
gibbosus Wallich ex King in J. As Soc. Bengal
66: 6. 1897. (non Wallich ex Hook.f., 1876.)
Shrubs, semi scandent; branches densely verrucose, lenticelled, distinctly
rusty puberulous. Leaves imparipinnate, 1 - 3-jugate; rachis 4.5 - 11 cm long,
caducous, younger ones puberulous, glabrous on maturity; leaflets elliptic to
elliptic-oblong, 8 - 15 x 4 - 7 cm, apex acute-acuminate, rigid papery, upper surface
glabrous, waxy; main nerves 4 - 6 pairs, curved -up to margin with indistinct
reticulation. Inflorescence terminal, densely branched, many-flowered; rachis
adpressedly tomentose, bracts scaly. Flowers bisexual, ca 6.5 mm long. Sepals
ovate to obovate, ca 3 x 1.5 mm, dorsal surface densely tomentose, basally
subglabrous glandular. Petals linear, ca 6 x 1.5 mm, glabrous, glandular. Stamens
ca 4.5 mm long, connate at the base only; filaments with scattered glands
at the base. Fruits 3.5 - 4 x 2 cm, laterally compressed, oblique, stalked, apex
rounded, apiculate; pericarp woody with oblique striations on the outer surface,
sparsely short pubescent within. Seeds 2 - 2.3 x 1.5 cm, testa hard, basally
arillate.
Fl. & Fr. : Jan. - March (next year).
Distrib. India : Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Manipur.
Myanmar.
Fl. & Fr. : Jan. - March (next year).
Distrib. India : Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Manipur.
Myanmar.