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Morphology:

L. indica is a shrub, treelet or small tree which is measuring 2-10 m tall, with many- or single-stemmed, frequently stilt-rooted while its stems are smooth to pubescent. The leaves are 2-3-pinnate, 7-numerous leaflets, with a size of measure 10-35 cm long rachis and with 10-25 cm long petiole. The obovate stipules are up to measure 6 cm x 4 cm, early caducous, usually hairless, ovate-oblong to ovate-lance-shaped or elliptical to elliptical-lance-shaped leaflets, with a size of measuring 10-24 cm x 3-12 cm, wedge-shaped base to rounded, acute to acuminate apex, serrate to shallowly dentate margin, with small pearl-glands, inconspicuous and rapidly caduceus. The cyme is measure about 10-25 cm long, usually lax, sometimes compact and hairless to pubescent. The bracts are deltoid to narrowly triangular that up to measure 4mm long. The flowers are greenish-white, measuring about 2-3 mm x 3-4 mm sepal and they are smooth to pubescent. The staminodial tube is measure about 2-2.5 mm long which the upper free part is about 1-2 mm long, shallowly retuse lobes, notched or cleft and shallow sinuses. The ovary is 6-celled. The purple-black berry is measure 5-10 mm in diametre and it is 6-seeded. The seed is with a size measure of 5 mm x 4 mm