Vasilis Teodoridis:
Sapindaceae | Nephelium
3. Nephelium topengii (Merrill) H. S. Lo; Fl. Hainan. 3: 574. 1974.
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Xerospermum topengii Merrill; Philipp. J. Sci. 23: 250. 1923; Nephelium chryseum Blume var. topengii (Merrill) C. Y. Wu; N. lappaceum Linnaeus var. topengii (Merrill) F. C. How & C. N. Ho.
Trees; evergreen; 5-20 m tall. Branches reddish brown when dry; often pilosulose. Leaflets 2-4 pairs; petiolules 5-8 mm; blades oblong or oblong-lanceolate; 6-18 x 2.5-7.5 cm; thinly leathery; glaucous; pilose abaxially; lateral veins 10-15 pairs; straight; nearly parallel; base slightly obtuse to broadly cuneate; margin entire; apex acute. Inflorescences and flowers similar to N. chryseum. Fruit reddish yellow; ellipsoid; including spines ca. 3 x 2 cm; spines 3.5-5 mm.
? Forests. Hainan.
This species is used for its timber.
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Sapindaceae | Nephelium
3. Nephelium topengii (Merrill) H. S. Lo; Fl. Hainan. 3: 574. 1974.
???? hai nan shao zi
Xerospermum topengii Merrill; Philipp. J. Sci. 23: 250. 1923; Nephelium chryseum Blume var. topengii (Merrill) C. Y. Wu; N. lappaceum Linnaeus var. topengii (Merrill) F. C. How & C. N. Ho.
Trees; evergreen; 5-20 m tall. Branches reddish brown when dry; often pilosulose. Leaflets 2-4 pairs; petiolules 5-8 mm; blades oblong or oblong-lanceolate; 6-18 x 2.5-7.5 cm; thinly leathery; glaucous; pilose abaxially; lateral veins 10-15 pairs; straight; nearly parallel; base slightly obtuse to broadly cuneate; margin entire; apex acute. Inflorescences and flowers similar to N. chryseum. Fruit reddish yellow; ellipsoid; including spines ca. 3 x 2 cm; spines 3.5-5 mm.
? Forests. Hainan.
This species is used for its timber.