Vasilis Teodoridis:
3. Desmos rostratus (Merrill & Chun) P. T. Li; Guihaia 13(4): 314. 1993.
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???? Dasymaschalon rostratum Merrill & Chun; Sunyatsenia 2: 8. 1934; D. glaucum Merrill & Chun; D. rostratum Merrill & Chun var. glaucum (Merrill & Chun) Ban.
???? Trees to 8 m tall. Twigs puberulous when young; glabrescent. Petiole 5--7 mm; pubescent to glabrous; leaf blade oblong; 12--19 X 3.5--6 cm; papery; abaxially glaucous and pilose or glabrous; base rounded; apex acuminate; lateral veins 8--12 pairs; abaxially elevated; and adaxially flat. Inflorescences axillary; 1-flowered. Flowers 4.5 cm or more; 1--1.5 cm in diam.; lanceolate in bud. Pedicel 1--2 cm; pubescent. Sepals broadly ovate; 2.5--3 mm; outside pubescent. Petals dark red; lanceolate; ca. 4.5 X 0.8 cm; outside pubescent; inside glabrous. Stamens numerous; cuneate; connective apex truncate. Carpels numerous; pubescent; ovules 2 per locule. Stigmas capitate. Fruiting carpels with 2--5 joints; joints oblong-elliptic; ca. 1.8 X 0.5--0.7 cm; apex rostrate. Fl. Jul--Sep; fr. Jul--Dec.
???? Mountainous forests or sparse woods in valleys; 500--1300 m. Guangdong; Guangxi; Hainan; Yunnan; Xizang [Vietnam].