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Hampea trilobata Standley;

Shrub or small tree; dioecious; leaves alternate, simple, broadly ovate, palmately veined, with three shallow lobes or entire, base cordate, margin entire, apex acute; inflorescence axillary; fruit a thick-walled 3-valved woody capsule.

Additional images:

• leaves (photographed at Flamingo Lakes Resort)
• flower buds (photographed south of Calotmul)
• leaves and fruits
• fruits
• fruit closeup
• wood, cross-cut of log (photographed south of Calotmul)

Standley, citing Gaumer, indicates that the bark contains strong fibers.