Vasilis Teodoridis:
Euphorbiaceae | Antidesma
8. Antidesma maclurei Merrill; Philipp. J. Sci. 23: 248. 1923.
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Trees up to 10 m tall; young twigs pubescent; glabrescent. Stipules caducous; petiole (5-)8-15(-20) mm; pubescent to glabrous; leaf blade lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate; 7-10(-12) x (1.5-)2-4 cm; thinly papery; glabrous on both surfaces or only veins slightly pubescent abaxially; shiny and drying grayish or reddish on both sides; base rounded or obtuse; apex long acuminate to long acute; mucronate; domatia sometimes present; midvein slightly impressed to flat adaxially; lateral veins 4-7 pairs; tertiary veins mainly reticulate. Inflorescences axillary or terminal; 3-8 cm; 2-6-branched; axes reddish pubescent. Male flowers: sepals 4; triangular; apex acute or more rarely obtuse to rounded; 0.5-0.7 mm; sparsely pubescent outside; margins ciliate; pubescent at base inside; otherwise glabrous inside; stamens 4; filaments ca. 1.5 cm; inserted inside disk; disk annular. Female flowers: fruiting pedicels 0.5-1.5 mm; sepals as in male; disk glabrous; ovary glabrous; stigmas 3 or 4. Drupes ellipsoid; terete; 5-6 x 3-4 mm; glabrous; styles (sub)terminal. Fl. Mar-Jun; fr. May-Oct.
Dense evergreen forests; 300-800 m. Hainan [Vietnam].
The second author has not seen any male material of this species.