Systematic Classification:
Division : Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledons
Family : Annonaceae
Genus : Goniothalamus
Species : wightiiCommon Name:
Malamthelli
General Information:
Small trees, 5-7 m tall. Branchlets glabrous, young branches puberulous. Leaves simple, alternate, distichous; petioles 0.6-1 cm long, canaliculate, glabrous; lamina 8-22 x 4-4.5 cm, linear-lanceolate, apex shortly acuminate, base cuneate, coriaceous, glabrous, often black dotted beneath; midrib canaliculate above; secondary nerves 13-25 pairs, slender, looped at margin; tertiary nerves coarsely reticulate, not prominent. Flowers solitary, axillary, purple with yellow tinge; pedicels 7-12 mm long, pubescent. Fruit and Seed Aggregated 1-seeded berry, nearly sessile, ellipsoid, apex apiculate, 1.5-2.5 cm long, glabrous, yellowish when ripe.
Economic Importance:
- Not evaluated.