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Pterostyrax hispidus, a
deciduous small tree or tree with light black bark, occurring along
valleys in hilly districts, grows to 8-10m in height. Leaves are
alternate, 10-20cm long, 5-8cm wide, long-oblong-shaped, with tips
bending short in a tail way, fine glandular serrations on margins,
minute stellate hairs on backsides tinging whitish throughout, and
divaricate hairs along veins. Compound racemes hung down from branch
tips with many white flowers. The inflorescences measure 13-20cm
long, and the corollas are 6-7cm long, cut into five deep, with
stellate hairs. Stamens are 10, longer than the corollas, with
inches inside of filaments; pistils are 1 in number, and styles are
somewhat longer than stamens, with long hairs. Bloom time: June. |
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