Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb.

Fig. 20.1–20.9

Material examined

Specimen used for endocarp and fruit description

SRI LANKA • “ Ceylon ”, Kandy District, E of Madugoda; 30 Apr. 1975; A.H.H. Jayasuriya 1922; L [L.2289443] .

Other material

SRI LANKA • “ Ceylan ”; s.d.; Thwaites 492; P [MNHN-P-P04513579] .

INDIA • Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri; s.d.; Hook. fil. & Thomson 359; P [MNHN-P-P04513576] .

Description

FRUIT. Oblong; mesocarp 108–189 µm thick when dry. Length 10–20 mm, width 6–10 mm, thickness 3.0– 7.3 mm.

ENDOCARP. Brown, oblong in lateral view, globose in transverse section, length ca 14 mm, width ca 7.2 mm, thickness ca 6.6 mm. Rugosities extended longitudinally, organized in 3–4 longitudinal lines, separated by 3–4 main longitudinal channels. Endocarp wall 208–295 µm thick excluding the rugosities (336 µm thick including rugosities). Endocarp wall with ca 16 rows of periclinally oriented cells, cells 11.6–23.7 µm in width.