Vasilis Teodoridis:
Fabaceae | Bowringia
1. Bowringia callicarpa Champion ex Bentham; Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 75. 1852.
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Leucomphalos callicarpus (Champion ex Bentham) Breteler.
Scandent shrubs or lianas; 15-25 m tall. Stipules small; ovate-triangular; petiole slightly inflated at base; 1-3 cm; leaf blade oblong or ovate-oblong; 6-13 x 2-6 cm; ± leathery; glabrous; veins raised on both surfaces; veinlets obvious; base rounded; apex acuminate. Racemes axillary; 2-5 cm. Flowers sparse; bracts small; caducous; pedicel slender; 10-13 mm. Calyx cup-shaped; 2-3 x 3-4 mm; very small toothed. Corolla white; standard orbicular or oblong; 6-8 mm; retuse or obcordate at apex; claw 1-2 mm; wings falcate; keels shorter; oblong; 5-7 mm; claw 2-3 mm. Stamens 6-10 mm. Ovary pubescent. Legumes ovoid; 2.5-3 cm; ca. 15 mm in diam.; beaked at apex; dehiscent along sutures. Seeds 1 or 2(or 3); red; dark brown; or black; elliptic; 9-14 x 8-10 mm; aril white. Fl. Apr-Jun; fr. Jul-Sep.
Forest margins in valleys. Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Hainan [Vietnam].