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| Description: | Tree to 20 m or more. Leaves large, up to 30 cm long, oblanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, leathery. Inflorescence large, many-flowered. Calyx lobes short, obtuse. Corolla small, constricted at throat; lobes rounded, ciliate. Follicles pendulous, up to 45 cm long and 0.6 cm wide. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | macrophylla: big-leaved |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Thailand and the Malay Peninsula east to the Philippines and Indonesia |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 21. |
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