Sloanea tomentosa (Benth.) Rehder & E.H. Wilson

Xie, Yifei, Xie, Lei & Zhang, Zhixinag, 2018, A new species and a revised of Sloanea cordifolia (Elaeocarpaceae) in China, southeast Yunnan, Phytotaxa 346 (2), pp. 189-196 : 191

Sloanea tomentosa (Benth.) Rehder & E.H. Wilson var. cordifolia (K. M. Feng ex Hung T. Chang) Y. F. Xie & Z.

X. Zhang. stat. nov. ( Fig. 2 )

Sloanea cordifolia K. M. Feng ex Hung T. Chang in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17: 58, pl. 6: 2. 1979; M. J. E. Coode in Kew Bull. 38(3): 411. 1983; Hung T. Chang in Fl. Reipubl. Pop. Sin.49(1): 36. 1989; Tang & Phengklai in Flora of China 12: 236, 2007.

Type:— China. Yunnan: Wenshan City, Malipo county, Huangjinyin , alt. 1400–1600m, 7 Nov. 1947, K.M. Feng 13006 (holotype KUN 1206791; isotype KUN 1206793,1206794 ; PE 00023685 and A 00096487) .

Descr. add.: Flowers axillary at twig apices. Pedicel 3–4 cm, slightly robust, glabrous or hairs insignificant. Sepals 4 or 5, ovate, pubescent, apex obtuse. Petals slightly longer than sepals, broader than long, incised at apices, sometimes unequal in width. Anthers ca. 5mm as long as filaments, short bristles, numerous, more than 100. Disk bright yellow. Ovary ovoid, brown pubescent, style slender, pubescent. Capsule dehiscent into 4–5 valves, prickles green to yellow, 3–4 mm.

China, Yunnan: Malipo county, 7 Oct. 2017, Y.F. Xie & J. Zhang 2026 ( BJFC 00101462, 00101490).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Flower morphology of Sloanea tomentosa (Benth.) Rehder & E.H. Wilson var. cordifolia (K. M. Feng ex Hung T. Chang) Y. F. Xie & Z. X. Zhang. A. flower at twig apices, B. flower adaxially, C. flower lateral, D. flower longitudinal cutting, E. stamen, F. sepal(upside) and petal(underside), G. ovary(cross-cutting), H. leaf (a. adaxially, b. leaf abaxially), I. fruit. (The fruit photoed by Xi-Bing GUO) (corresponding specimen: Flower, Y.F. Xie & J. Zhang 2026 BJFC 00101462; Fruit, Y.F. Xie & L. Wang 1743 BJFC 00095734).