Glochidion kunstlerianum Gage, Rec. Bot. Surv. India 9 (1922)
Named after H.H. Kunstler [? - ?], a German plant collector.
Description
Shrub up to 9 m tall. Stipules small. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined,
glabrous to hairy below. Flowers small, white-yellowish, placed in axillary
bundles. Fruits ca. 6 mm long, pinkish, dehiscent capsules, seeds with orange
arils.
Ecology
In disturbed forest sites, also in coastal vegetations up to 900 m altitude.
On sandy soils.
Distribution
Sumatra, Borneo (Sabah, East-Kalimantan).
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