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Sapotaceae
Omphalocarpum pachysteloides Mildbr. Ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Nomenclature
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Family: SapotaceaeGenus: OmphalocarpumSpecies: Omphalocarpum pachysteloides
SUMMARY
Protologue :Fl. W. Trop. Afr. [Hutchinson & Dalziel] ii. 13 (1931)
Tree to 20m tall; bark grey; slash whitish oxidising to orange. Stipules early deciduous. Leaves alternate, simple, tapering-oblanceolate; apex obtuse-acute sometimes rounded, with very elongated sub-triangular acumen (length >4x base width); base decurrent. Secondary venation widely spaced (>10mm) parallel, forming continuous sub-marginal loops; tertiary venation reticulate and impressed above. Abaxial surface glabrous, pubescent when young. Inflorescences in fascicles, 8-20 flowers per fascicle. Calyx 5-lobed, 7-10mm long, tomentose. Corolla subtending calyx, 8-11mm long. Stamens to 8mm long. Ovary 5-locular, stigma subtending corolla by 2mm. Fruit subglobose, pale orange in colour.