Vasilis Teodoridis:
Proteaceae | Helicia
12. Helicia hainanensis Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 9: 87. 1920.
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Shrubs or trees; 2-12(-18) m tall; glabrous. Leaves alternate or 3 or 4; ± verticillate; petiole subsessile; 1-3(-6) mm; leaf blade broadly oblanceolate to obovate-oblong; 11-25 x 3.5-8 cm; papery; base cuneate or obtuse; margin serrate on apical half; secondary veins 7 or 8(-12) on each side of midvein; abaxially raised; reticulate veins distinct on both surfaces. Inflorescences axillary; 10-23 cm; glabrous; bracts of flower pairs deltoid; ca. 1 mm; floral bracts less than 0.5 mm. Pedicels 3-5 mm; basally connate. Perianth whitish; 1.5-2.2 cm; glabrous. Anthers 2-3 mm. Hypogynous glands connate into a 4-toothed ring. Ovary glabrous. Fruit brownish; ellipsoid; apex markedly beaked; 3-5 x 2.2-4 cm; pericarp 1-1.5 mm thick; woody. Fl. Apr-Aug; fr. Nov-Mar.
Forests or secondary forests; mountain slopes; along streams; 100-1500 m. E Guangdong; E to SE Guangxi; Hainan; SE Yunnan [Laos; Thailand; N Vietnam].
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Helicia
12. Helicia hainanensis Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 9: 87. 1920.
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Shrubs or trees; 2-12(-18) m tall; glabrous. Leaves alternate or 3 or 4; ± verticillate; petiole subsessile; 1-3(-6) mm; leaf blade broadly oblanceolate to obovate-oblong; 11-25 x 3.5-8 cm; papery; base cuneate or obtuse; margin serrate on apical half; secondary veins 7 or 8(-12) on each side of midvein; abaxially raised; reticulate veins distinct on both surfaces. Inflorescences axillary; 10-23 cm; glabrous; bracts of flower pairs deltoid; ca. 1 mm; floral bracts less than 0.5 mm. Pedicels 3-5 mm; basally connate. Perianth whitish; 1.5-2.2 cm; glabrous. Anthers 2-3 mm. Hypogynous glands connate into a 4-toothed ring. Ovary glabrous. Fruit brownish; ellipsoid; apex markedly beaked; 3-5 x 2.2-4 cm; pericarp 1-1.5 mm thick; woody. Fl. Apr-Aug; fr. Nov-Mar.
Forests or secondary forests; mountain slopes; along streams; 100-1500 m. E Guangdong; E to SE Guangxi; Hainan; SE Yunnan [Laos; Thailand; N Vietnam].