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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Ridsdalea schoemannii (Teijsm. & Binn.) J.T.Pereira (RUBIACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019

Description

Medium-sized evergreen tree to 30 m tall. Crown loose and spreading. Leaves 9-17 cm long, oppositely arranged, elliptic to obovate. Flowers 5-7 cm long, funnel shaped, white with purple markings and speckles inside. Fruits 3-8 cm across, globose, smooth.

Ecology

Lowland to hill evergreen forest.

Distribution

Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.

Uses

A handsome tree with very attractive flowers, has potential as an ornamental tree.