42. Rhynchophora phillipsonii W.R. Anderson
Malpighiales > Malpighiaceae > Rhynchophora
Publication: Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 23: 54–55, f. 1. 2001.
IUCN Red List: VU B1ab (i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)c(i,ii,iii,iv) ver 3.1
Year published: 2018
GE Score
EDGE Score
4.2199
2
ED Score
Belongs to the ditypic genus: R. humbertii and R. phillipsonii; Tribe:Rhynchophoreae.
Woody, slender vine. Leaves opposite, simple. Inflorescence in panicle; staminate or morphologically bisexual flowers. Fruit with 3 or 4 carpels, dry, indehiscent, samaroid, consisting of a cylindrical walnut with wings at its apex, one wing per carpel; seeds deeply furrowed between carpels, elliptical or obovate wings, serous on both sides.
This species differs from R. humbertii in the position of the wings on the fruit.
Flowering time: January
Population: 11 subpopulations
Lower elevation limit: 0 metres
Fruiting time: February-May
Trends:
Upper elevation limit: 499 m