Toechima pterocarpum

Description

Toechima pterocarpum Compound leaf petiole flat on the upper surface and the rhachis ridged, leaflets about 6 per leaf, each leaflet blade about 5.5-12.5 x 2-3.5 cm. Midrib and lateral veins raised on the upper surface of the leaflet blade. Domatia are shallow pits on the underside of the leaflet blade.Inflorescence about 17-24 cm long, approximating the leaves, pedicels about 3 mm long. Male flowers: Flowers about 4-5 mm diam. Calyx lobes about 1 mm long. Petals about 1-2 x 1-1.5 mm with a hairy gland or spur attached to the inner (adaxial) surface. Stamens 8, each about 3 mm long, staminal filaments woolly, about 3 mm long, anthers about 0.25 mm long. Female flowers: Calyx lobes about 1.5 mm long, ovate, ciliolate. Petals obovate or ovate, about 2.5-3 mm long with two woolly scales on the inner surface, each scale with a bright yellow-orange gland at the apex. The two scales are together about as large as the petal to which they are attached. Staminodes present.