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Leea macrophylla (PROSEA)

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<big>''[[Leea macrophylla]]'' Roxb. ex Hornem.</big>
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:Protologue: Hort. bot. hafn. 1: 231 (1813).
 
:Family: Leeaceae
== Synonyms ==
*''Leea robusta'' Roxb. (1814), *''Leea latifolia'' Wallich ex Kurz (1875), *''Leea parallela'' Wallich ex Laws. (1875).
== Vernacular names ==
== Observations ==
*A herb, shrub, or sometimes a tree, young twigs pubescent, often appearing mealy; leaves .*Leaves 1-foliolate, 3-foliolate or 1-3-pinnate, leaflets 7-21(-numerous), rachis (0-)10-15(-40) cm long, petiole up to 20 cm long, stipules obovate, 2-6 cm × 1-4 cm, leaflet in 1-foliolate specimens broadly ovate, 20-65 cm × 15-60 cm, base cordate, apex acuminate, margin serrate, in pinnate specimens variable, ovate to ovate-lanceolate or elliptical to elliptical-lanceolate, (8-)14-26(-35) cm × (2-)4-8(-14) cm, base rounded to sub-cordate, apex acuminate, margin sinuate to repand or serrate; cyme .*Cyme 12-45(-60) cm long, broad, multi-branched, somewhat lax, finely mealy pubescent, bracts deltoid to narrowly triangular, up to 6 mm long; flowers .*Flowers greenish-white, calyx about 1.5-3 mm × 2.5-4 mm, mealy pubescent, staminodial tube 1.5-2 mm long, upper free part 1.3-1.8 mm long, lobes slightly retuse or shallowly cleft, sinuses 1.3-1.8 mm deep, ovary 6-celled; berry .*Berry 10-15 mm in diameter, 6-seeded; seed .*Seed 4 mm × 3 mm.  ''L. macrophylla'' is a complex species with a variety of forms, that are probably ecological. It is found in open vegetation, dry forest and teak forest, particularly forest borders and regrowth, from sea-level up to 2250 m altitude. It may well be cultivated in Malesia.
== Selected sources ==
* [201] Chuakul, W., Saralamp, P., Paonil, W., Temsiririrkkul, R. & Clayton, T. (Editors), 1997. Medicinal plants in Thailand. Vol. II. Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. 248 pp.*[215] Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1948—1976.The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials & industrial products. 11 volumes. Publications and Information Directorate, New Delhi, India. == Main genus page ==*[[Leea (PROSEA)|''Leea'']]
== Authors ==
*Tahan Uji
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