Cryptocarya ampla (PROSEA)
Introduction |
Cryptocarya ampla Merr.
- Protologue: Philipp. Journ. Sci., Bot. 4: 258 (1909).
Synonyms
Cryptocarya calelanensis Elmer (1910), Cryptocarya elliptifolia Merr. (1919), Cryptocarya pacifica Elmer (1939).
Vernacular names
- Philippines: manayau (Tagalog).
Distribution
The Philippines.
Uses
The wood is used as medang for general construction purposes.
Observations
A fairly large tree with terete, lenticellate branches; leaves arranged spirally, 15-25 cm × 5-9 cm, apex broadly to prominently acuminate, with 5-10 pairs of secondary veins, glabrous; inflorescence about as long as the leaves, somewhat pubescent; perianth 3.5-4 mm long, pubescent, the lobes about as long as or slightly longer than the tube, fertile stamens 9, pedicel 1-2 mm long; fruit globose to ellipsoid or obovoid, striate, c. 1.5 cm in diameter. C. ampla occurs at low and medium altitudes, often along small streams. The wood is hard and heavy.
Selected sources
316, 318, 414, 424, 527.