Beccariella brownlessiana (F.Muell.) Swenson, Bartish & Munzinger

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Sapotaceae > Beccariella

Characteristics

A medium sized tree. It grows 8-20 m high and spreads 3-5 m wide. Young growth has grey or yellow hairs. The leaves are 5-15 cm long by 1.5-5 cm wide. They are broadly sword shaped and thin and papery. They are greenish-brown and shiny above and greyish and hairy underneath. The edges are wavy. The flowers are 0.8 cm across. They can occur singly or in clusters of 2-3. The fruit are berries. These are 3.2 cm long by 1 cm wide. They are oblong and black. There are 2 seeds and they are 2 cm long by 0.8 cm wide. They are brown and shiny.
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Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 20.0
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A tropical plant. It grows in rainforests in NE Queensland in Australia.
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Plants are grown from fresh seed.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77080454-1
WFO ID wfo-0000807840
COL ID 5WG2D
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Synonyms

Sideroxylon brownlessianum Beccariella brownlessiana