Dalbergia albertisii Prain

Adema, F., Ohashi, H. & Sunarno, B., 2016, Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 17. The genus Dalbergia, Blumea 61 (3), pp. 186-206 : 193

1. Dalbergia albertisii Prain — Fig. 2a

Dalbergia albertisii Prain (1901) 62; Verdc. (1979) 293, f. 65D. — Type: D’Albertis s.n. (n.v.), Papua New Guinea, Fly River.

Dalbergia papuana Pulle (1910) 378. — Type: Versteeg 1012 (holo L L0772557 ; iso BO, K, U), Papua, Noord River , in Rhizophora forest.

Distribution — Malesia: New Guinea: Papua (Mimika, Digul), Papua New Guinea (E Sepik, Western, Gulf Prov.). Also in the Solomon Islands.

Habitat & Ecology — Primary forest, swamp forest, secondary forest at river bank or Rhizophora forest near sea shore. Altitude up to 50 m. Flowering: February to May; fruiting: March, May, July, October.

Note — Dalbergia albertisii is vegetatively very similar to the Bornean species D. bintuluensis , but differs in the number of lateral nerves of the leaflets and in the fruits. When more than one seed develops the pods become articulate; articles ± similar to 1-seeded pods.

Figures

Fig. 2 Pods of Dalbergia species. — Type a: a. D. albertisii Prain; b. D. beccarii Prain; c. D. bintuluensis Sunarno & H.Ohashi; d. D. cumingiana Benth.; e. D. kunstleri Prain; f. D. parviflora Roxb. — Type b: g. D. candenatensis (Dennst.) Prain; h. D. menoeides Prain. — Type c: i. D. ferruginea Roxb. (a: NGF 37165 (Womersley); b: Versteeg 1117; c: S 15593 (Ilias Paie); d: BS 18872 (McGregor); e: Hallier 1170; f: SAN 98760 (Amin Sigun); g: Zippelius 70/b; h: Lam 250a; i: SAN102075 (Lee et al.)). — Drawing by Esmée Winkel.