Vasilis Teodoridis:
Myrsinaceae | Ardisia
12. Ardisia densilepidotula Merrill; Lingnan Sci. J. 6: 284. 1928.
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Trees 3-8(-15) m tall; densely reddish brown scaly on branchlets; petioles and inflorescence rachis. Branchlets angular; 5-7 mm in diam. Petiole narrowly marginate; deeply canaliculate; ca. 1 cm; leaf blade obovate or broadly oblanceolate; 11-17(-24) x 4-6(-10) cm; cartilaginous; inconspicuously punctate; scrobiculate; base cuneate and narrowly decurrent; margin entire; revolute; apex broadly acute; lateral veins numerous; raised on both surfaces; marginal vein present. Inflorescences terminal or subterminal; pyramidal paniculate; branches subumbellate; 10-14 cm. Flowers leathery; pink or purplish red; ca. 3 mm. Pedicel 3-8 mm. Sepals lanceolate; 1-1.5 mm; inconspicuously pellucid punctate; glabrous; margin ciliate; apex acute. Petals nearly free; ovate; inconspicuously pellucid punctate; glabrous; margin entire; apex obtuse. Stamens subequalling petals; filaments to 1 mm; anthers ovate; not punctate dorsally; apiculate. Pistil as long as or longer than petals in bud; ovary ovoid; glabrous; ovules ca. 14; in 2 or 3 close series. Fruit purplish red to black; globose; ca. 6 mm in diam.; inconspicuously pellucid punctate. Fl. Jun-Aug; fr. Oct-Nov.
* Dense broad-leaved forests; valleys; hillsides; 300-2000 m. Hainan
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Myrsinaceae | Ardisia
12. Ardisia densilepidotula Merrill; Lingnan Sci. J. 6: 284. 1928.
????? mi lin zi jin niu
Trees 3-8(-15) m tall; densely reddish brown scaly on branchlets; petioles and inflorescence rachis. Branchlets angular; 5-7 mm in diam. Petiole narrowly marginate; deeply canaliculate; ca. 1 cm; leaf blade obovate or broadly oblanceolate; 11-17(-24) x 4-6(-10) cm; cartilaginous; inconspicuously punctate; scrobiculate; base cuneate and narrowly decurrent; margin entire; revolute; apex broadly acute; lateral veins numerous; raised on both surfaces; marginal vein present. Inflorescences terminal or subterminal; pyramidal paniculate; branches subumbellate; 10-14 cm. Flowers leathery; pink or purplish red; ca. 3 mm. Pedicel 3-8 mm. Sepals lanceolate; 1-1.5 mm; inconspicuously pellucid punctate; glabrous; margin ciliate; apex acute. Petals nearly free; ovate; inconspicuously pellucid punctate; glabrous; margin entire; apex obtuse. Stamens subequalling petals; filaments to 1 mm; anthers ovate; not punctate dorsally; apiculate. Pistil as long as or longer than petals in bud; ovary ovoid; glabrous; ovules ca. 14; in 2 or 3 close series. Fruit purplish red to black; globose; ca. 6 mm in diam.; inconspicuously pellucid punctate. Fl. Jun-Aug; fr. Oct-Nov.
* Dense broad-leaved forests; valleys; hillsides; 300-2000 m. Hainan