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Aspidopterys concava

Botanic Family

Malpighiaceae

Author

(Wallich) A. Jussieu

Common Names

• Guang xi dun chi teng (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo. Cambodia
• Guangxi - China
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Laos
• Johore
• Kedah
• Malacca
• Penang
• Perak
• Selangor - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest
• shrubland
• forest
• swamp forest
• lowland forest

Flowering Times

• Jul-Aug (China) Jan
• Feb (Malesia)

Fruiting Times

• Oct-Dec (China) Mar
• Apr (Malesia)

Large woody liana to 20m, or creeper withy oung parts dark red hairy. Glabrous leaves to 120mm x 80mm. Axillary 100mm long panicles with bracteoles, 5mm white flowers with glabrous sepals 2mm x 1mm, glabrous petals 6mm x 3mm. Fruit surrounded by a red-brown 3-winged samara to 35mm x 40mm crested on back, deciduous during flowering.

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• FS
• USNH
• Botanicus
• Flora Malesiana
• GBS