Latin name:
Platea parvifolia
Chinese name:
Genus:
Platea
Family:
Icacinaceae
Growth Habit:
Arbor
Duration:
Multiperennial
Distribution:
Hainan, China
Height:
The whole plant reaches 8 to 18 m in length.
Leaf:
Coreaceous and oblong, 6 to 10 cm in length and 2.5 to 4 cm in width, with an obtuse acuminate apex and a broad cuneate base.
Flowers:
Auxillary inflorescence, raceme or conopodium; imbricate flower, pentamerous.
Fruits:
Drupe, around 3 cm in length and
1.5 cm in diameter, with an obtuse apex; carpopodium is around 1 to 1.5 cm in length.
Blossom:
Spring