Vasilis Teodoridis:
Juglandaceae | Engelhardia
1. Engelhardia roxburghiana Wallich; Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 85. 1831.
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Alfaropsis roxburghiana (Wallich) Iljinskaja; Engelhardia chrysolepis Hance; E. fenzelii Merrill; E. formosana Hayata; E. roxburghiana f. brevialata W. E. Manning; E. spicata Leschenault var. formosana Hayata; E. unijuga Chun ex P. Y. Chen.
Trees to 30 m tall. Leaves even-pinnate; 1-25 cm; petiole 1-8 cm; glabrous; rachis glabrous; leaflets 2-10; entire; petiolule 2-15 mm; blade elliptic-lanceolate to long elliptic; 4.5-14 x 1.5-5 cm; abaxially glabrous or puberulent; base oblique; apex acuminate or shortly acuminate. Nutlets globose; 3-5 mm; glabrous; wings glabrous; middle wing 1.5-5 cm; lateral wings 0.7-2.7 cm. Fl. Feb-Aug; fr. Jan-Dec. 2n = 32
Mixed broad-leaved or evergreen forests on loam; or on steep; dry slopes with sandy soil; 200-1500 m. Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hainan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; Yunnan; Zhejiang [Cambodia; Indonesia; Laos; Myanmar; E Pakistan; Thailand; Vietnam].
This species is widely distributed and highly variable; but the leaves; flowers; and nutlets are quite distinctive. Vegetative material can usually be distinguished by its entire; leathery; evergreen leaflets that are glabrous but coated with yellowish; peltate scales abaxially.
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Ericaceae | Enkianthus
5. Enkianthus quinqueflorus Loureiro; Fl. Cochinch. 1: 277. 1790.
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Shrubs or small trees; deciduous; 1–3(–10) m tall. Twigs glabrous. Leaf petiole 0.5–1.5 cm; glabrous; leaf blade elliptic; elliptic-lanceolate; or obovate-lanceolate; rarely lanceolate; 5–15 x 1.6–5 cm; leathery; glabrous; midvein abaxially raised; adaxially ± flat; secondary and fine veins distinctly raised on both surfaces; base cuneate; margin entire; sometimes sparsely sinuolate-serrulate towards apex; apex acuminate or shortly abruptly acuminate. Inflorescence umbellate; 3–8-flowered. Pedicel 1–2 cm; glabrous. Calyx glabrous; lobes ovate-lanceolate or triangular-lanceolate; 2–3 mm. Corolla pink; red; or white; broadly campanulate; 0.8–1.2 cm; lobes recurved; triangular-ovate. Stamens ca. 4 mm; filaments pubescent. Ovary glabrous or densely pubescent. Capsule 5-angled; 7–12 mm; stalk erect; 2–3.5 mm. Fl. Jan–Jun; fr. Mar–Sep.
Mixed forests; hillsides; dry places; 600–1500(–2400) m. Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hainan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangxi; Sichuan; Yunnan [Vietnam].