圆顶蒲桃 yuan ding pu tao

Eugenia paucivenia C. B. Robinson, Philipp. J. Sci. 4: 382. 1909; E. kashotoensis Hayata; Syzygium kashotoense (Hayata) Mori.

Trees, small. Branches dense; branchlets grayish brown when dry, terete. Petiole 2-3 mm; leaf blade elliptic to obovate-oblong, 3-5 × 2-2.5 cm, leathery to stiffly papery, abaxially brown when dry, adaxially dark brown when dry, abaxially with inconspicuous glands, adaxially with numerous small glands, secondary veins 2-3 mm apart, at an angle of 45°-55° from midvein, abaxially slightly raised, and adaxially slightly impressed, intramarginal veins ca. 1 mm from margin, base cuneate, apex rounded. Inflorescences terminal, cymes, 3-4 cm; branches short, dense. Flower buds pyriform, ca. 5 mm, apex rounded. Hypanthium obconic, ca. 4 mm. Calyx lobes inconspicuous. Petals 4, coherent, rounded, ca. 3 mm. Stamens 4-6 mm. Style ca. 5 mm.

Broad-leaved evergreen forests, windswept hills, 200-400 m. Taiwan (Huoshao Dao, Lan Yu) [Philippines].