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Information Calyx much accrescent; lobes in fruit foliaceous, broadly ovate, not reflexed.

Information Branchlets and inflorescence-axes with short mostly spreading hairs; leaves nearly always dryinggreenish black, obovate, usually shortly and abruptly acuminate at the apex; lower surface ± glabrous on lamina but with short hairs on main nerves. Fig. 6/3-4.

Information Calyx moderately accrescent; lobes in fruit subfoliaceous, ovate-oblong, at length usually reflexed. Pilose hairs more abundantly scattered than in α. macrocalyx. Inflorescence shorter.

Information Branchlets and inflorescence-axes with long spreading hairs, easily seen by naked eye; leaves drying reddish brown, obovate-elliptic, obtuse to broadly acute at the apex; lower surface densely pubescent on lamina and nerves with long spreading hairs. Fig. 2/12.

Information A shrub of 2–8 ft. or a small tree; young parts and inflorescence shortly glandular-pubescent and scattered with pilose hairs. Leaves oblong or obovate-oblong, more or less acuminate at the apex, obtuse, rounded or subcordate at the base, submembranous, weakly pubescent on the veins and ciliate on the margins when young, glabrescent, 3/4–4 by 1/3–2 1/3 in.; petiole 1/7– 3/4 in. Flowers subhermaphrodite or polygamous, drooping, 1/5 in. long; cymes axillary, glandular-hairy, 3-many-flowered; peduncle 1/5– 1/3 in. long, twice the length of the pedicels, bearing ovate cordate bracts at the apex. Calyx green, 1/7 in. long, more or less accrescent; lobes 4, deltoid, 1/10 in. long, valvate in æstivation. Corolla urceolate, white, deeply 4-lobed; lobes obtuse. Stamens 8, in one row, lanceolate, inserted at the base of the corolla, subsessile, pilose, abortive in female flowers. Ovary shortly tomentose or puberulous, 8-celled or abortive, globose or ovoid-conical; styles 4 or style 4-lobed. Fruit globose, 1 in. diam., puberulous or glabrate, 4-celled. Seeds 4, 1/3 in. long; albumen not ruminated; embryo 1/6 in. long; cotyledons narrow, rather longer than the radicle. Fruiting peduncle strong, 1/4– 1/2 in. long; pedicels 1/3 in. long.

Information Semi–deciduous shrub or tree (1) 2–6(10) m. tall. Bark dark grey or black, rough, deeply fissured. Branchlets reddish with spreading pilose, setulose and glandular hairs. Leaves chartaceous, drying greenish–black or reddish brown; lamina 2·9 x 1·6–11 x 6·8 cm., obovate or obovate–elliptic; apex obtuse, acute or shortly acuminate, base rounded to subcordate, margin ciliate or not; lower surface almost glabrous to densely pubescent on the lamina and puberulous to tomentellous or pilose–tomentose on the nerves; lateral nerves in 5–6 pairs, tertiary nerves and veins forming a reficulum darker than the lamina on lower surface. Male flowers tetramerous, usually in 3–7–flowered cymes in axils of reduced leaves and proximal true leaves towards base of current year’s growth, rarely solitary; peduncle up to 2·5 cm. long; pedicels up to 1·5 cm. long, puberulous; bracts up to 0·5 x 0·3 cm., opposite, ovate–lanceolate. Calyx 0·3–0·4 cm. long, valvate–reduplicate, deeply lobed; lobes deltate or ovate–acuminate, pallid–tomentellous on both sides. Corolla 0·4–0·6 cm. long, lobed almost to the base; lobes rounded to acute, minutely setulose, reflexed at apex. Disk undulate, glabrous. Stamens 8, 0·3 cm. long; filaments very short, hairy distally; anthers 0·25 cm. long, lanceolate, densely sericeous–pubescent. Pistillode conoidal, minutely tomentellous to almost glabrous, locules 8, uniovulate; stylodes 4, glabrous. Female flowers similar to male. Staminodes 8, 0·15–0·2 cm. long; antherode densely hairy. Ovary 0·15–0·2 cm. long, conoidal, tomentellous to almost glabrous; locules 8; styles united only at base, glabrous. Fruit yellowish, 1·5–2·5 cm. in diameter, globose, setulose–puberulous. Seeds 8 or fewer, 1·1 cm. long, dull brown; testa smooth or slightly reticulate; endosperm shallowly ruminate. Fruiting calyx strongly accrescent, concealing the fruit, lobes up to 4 x 2·5 cm., broadly ovate, membranous with prominent venation, puberulous.

Information Semi-deciduous shrub or tree (1-)2-6(-10) m. tall, with dense rounded crown and dark grey or black rough deeply fissured corky bark; branchlets with reddish spreading hairs, setulae and glandular hairs; roots with black dye. Leaves drying greenish black or reddish brown, oblong, obovate or obovate-elliptic to obovate-oblong, 1.3-12 cm. long, 1-6.8 cm. wide, acute, obtuse, rounded or shortly acuminate at the apex, rounded to subcordate at the base, sometimes ciliate at the margin, almost glabrous to densely pubescent on the lower surface save for the puberulous to tomentellous or pilose-tomentose nerves; lateral nerves in 5-6 pairs, the tertiary nerves and venation forming a reticulum drying darker than the blade on the lower surface; petiole 0.4-1.5 cm. long. Male flowers 3-7, 4-merous in cymes in the axils of reduced leaves and nearest true leaves towards the base of current year’ s growth or rarely solitary; peduncles up to 1.5 cm. long; pedicels 0.8-1.5 cm. long, pilose and glandular; bracts opposite, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, up to 5 mm. long, 3 mm. wide; calyx valvate-reduplicate, 3-4 mm. long, deeply lobed; calyx-lobes triangular to ovate-acuminate, pale tomentellous on both sides; corolla white, yellowish or greenish white, 4-6 mm. long, lobed almost to the base; corolla-lobes rounded to acute, minutely setulose, reflexed at the apex; disk undulate, glabrous; stamens 8, 3 mm. long, the filaments very short, hairy above; anthers yellow, lanceolate, 2.5 mm. long, densely silky pubescent; rudimentary ovary conical, minutely tomentellous to almost glabrous with 8 uniovulate locules; styles 4, glabrous. Female flowers similar; staminodes 8, 1.5-2 mm. long; antherodes densely hairy; ovary conical, 1.5-2 mm. long, tomentellous to almost glabrous, with 8 locules; styles united at base, glabrous. Fruit yellowish, globose, 1.5-3 cm. in diameter, setulose-puberulous; calyx strongly accrescent concealing the fruit, the lobes lanceolate or triangular to broadly ovate, 2.5-4 cm. long, 1.5-2.5 cm. wide, membranous with prominent venation, puberulous. Seeds 8 or fewer, dull brown, 0.9-1.4 cm. long, 5-7 mm. wide; testa smooth or slightly reticulate; endosperm shallowly ruminate.