Vasilis Teodoridis:
Euphorbiaceae | Richeriella
1. Richeriella gracilis (Merrill) Pax & K. Hoffmann in Engler; Pflanzenr. 81(IV. 147. XV): 30. 1921.
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Baccaurea gracilis Merrill; Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl.): 203. 1906; Flueggea gracilis (Merrill) Petra Hoffmann.
Shrubs to trees; up to 8[-17] m tall; evergreen; glabrous; bark gray. Petiole 4-8 mm; leaf blade papery; oblong-elliptic; obovate; or oblanceolate; 9-16 x 2.5-6 cm; base cuneate; apex shortly acuminate; lateral veins 10-12 pairs; elevated abaxially. Male flowers: inflorescence 2-9 cm; rachis slightly angular; bracts small; ovate-triangular; acute; pedicels very short to absent; sepals ovate; ca. 1 mm; apex obtuse; stamens longer than sepals; filaments ca. 2 mm; rudimentary ovary 2-lobed. Female flowers: inflorescence 1-1.5 cm; racemelike; sepals as in male; disk annular; ovary ovoid; 3-locular; styles 3; free; apex shallowly bifid. Capsules broadly ovoid; ca. 5 x 6-8 mm; exocarp yellowish; brown when dried; with reticular lines. Seeds ca. 3.5 mm. Fl. and fr. almost throughout year.
Moist broad-leaved woodlands; 200-600 m. Hainan [Philippines; Thailand].