Alyxia semipallescens F.Muell.

Species

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Characteristics

Habit unknown (probably low scrambler or climber). Branchlets weakly angled, densely puberulent. Leaves in whorls of 4; petiole 0.2 cm long; blade elliptic, 1.6-2.4 by 0.8-1.1 cm, 1.2-2.5 times as long as wide, apex obtuse or acute, not mucronate, base acute. Sepals ovate, c. 1.2 by 0.8 mm, 1.5 times as long as wide, apex acute, ciliate, sparsely puberulent on central line. Corolla tube cylindrical, c. 4.7 mm long, 3.9 times as long as sepals, 2.5 times as long as lobes, glabrous outside, sparsely pubescent around stamens and more densely in a band beneath them inside; corolla lobes elliptic, c. 1.9 by 1 mm, 1.9 times as long as wide, apex obtuse, base auriculate, glabrous outside, pubescent at base of lobes inside, not ciliate. Stamens inserted at c. 2.7 mm from corolla base which is 0.57 of tube length; filaments c. 0.5 mm long; anther apex c. 0.6 mm from corolla mouth, anthers c. 1.2 by 0.5 mm. Ovaries c. 0.5 mm high, pubescent around base only. Fruit unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Alyxia semipallescens world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76791-1
WFO ID wfo-0000956385
COL ID CD52
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Synonyms

Alyxia semipallescens