Diospyros littorea (R.Br.) Kosterm.

Kostermans, A.J.G.H. (1977) Blumea 23(2): 461.

Tree to 10 m.

Leaves narrowly obovate, oblanceolate or elliptic, 2.5-11.5 cm long x 1.5-5 cm wide; petiole 2-6 mm long; glands usually 1-3 on each side of midvein near the base; margins often undulate or recurved; secondary veins 10-15 pairs.

Male inflorescence axes branched, up to 5 mm long, with 3-7 flowers in each axil; calyx tube 0.75-1.25 mm long, lobes 3, 2-2.5 mm long, outside sparsely appressed hairy, inside glabrous; corolla tube 3.5-4 mm long, lobes 3, 2-3 mm long, upper tube and midlde of lobes densely hairy, inside glabrous; stamens 6-9, 3-3.5 mm longl filaments not adnate to tube; glabrous. Male inflorescence axes branched, up to 5 mm long, with 3-7 flowers in each axil; calyx tube 0.75-1.25 mm long, lobes 3, 2-2.5 mm long, outside sparsely appressed hairy, inside glabrous; corolla tube 3.5-4 mm long, lobes 3, 2-3 mm long, upper tube and midlde of lobes densely hairy, inside glabrous; stamens 6-9, 3-3.5 mm long, filaments not adnate to tube, glabrous; pistillode 0.5 mm long, pubescent. Female flowers solitary on peduncle ca. 2 mm long; calyx tube 2.5-3 mm long. 3-lobed, lobes broadly triangular, acute or obtuse; corolla tube 2.5-3.5 mm long, lobes 3; staminodes absent; ovary 1.7-2 mm long, glabrous, 3-locular, ovules 2 per locule; style 05.-1 mm long.

Fruiting calyx cupular, appressed to base of fruit throughout, 4-4.5 mm long with depressed triangular or rounded lobes. Fruit ellipsoid or oblong, sometimes subglobose, 11-16.8 mm long, 7-14 mm wide, apex rounded or flat, glabrous, yellow or red, up to 6-seeded; fruits to 10 mm long.

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Occurs in WA, NT, CYP and the northern part of NEQ. Altitudinal range near sea level. Grows in coastal vine forest forest and thickets fringing mangrove forests. Also occurs from Thailand to Papua New Guinea.

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