Chisocheton longistipitatus (F.M.Bailey) L.S.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Meliaceae > Chisocheton

Characteristics

Tree to 39 m; bole to 75 cm diam., buttresses to 1.5 m. Bark dark brown, lenticellate; inner bark pale pink to yellowish; sapwood white. Leafy twigs 4–8 mm diam., sometimes myrmecophilous, occasionally with white latex. Leaves to 1 m and 18-jugate; petiole 7–10 cm; rachis 2–4.5 mm diam., terete or channelled, pseudogemmula short, clawlike. Leaflets 9–32 by 4.2–13 cm, elliptic-oblong, sparsely stellate-pubescent, midrib sunken adaxially in sicco, costae c. 18 on each side; petiolules 4–8 mm. Inflorescences to 45 cm, 3 or 4 times branched, proximal branches to 10 cm. Calyx 1.5–3 mm tall, ± sessile, margin irregularly lobed to 1 mm. Petals 4 or 5, 607 by 0.4– 0.7(–1) mm. Staminal tube pubescent except at ends, margin (4)5-lobed, lobes 1.4–1.8 mm, retuse; anthers (4) 5, 0.8–1.3 mm long, scarcely locellate. Disk cupular. Ovary 2-(or 3-)locular; style stellate-pubescent save near apex; stylehead cylindric, apically mamillate. Infructescence to 30 cm. Capsule 3–3.5 cm long, subspherical, reddish, stipitate stipe 1.2 cm; pericarp spongy. Seeds 2 (3), sarcotestal with hole near micropyle; coty ledons collateral.
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Evergreen tree to 39 m tall; bole to 75 cm diam. with buttresses to 1.5 m tall; bark dark brown, lenticellate; sapwood white; leafy shoots 4–8 mm diam. Leaves to 1 m long, paripinnate, and 18-jugate with short claw-like pseudogemmula; leaflets elliptic-oblong, 9–32 cm long,  4.2–13 cm wide, sparsely stellate-hairy; petiolules 4–8 mm long. Thyrses to 45 cm long,  3-or 4-times branched, fragrant. Calyx 1.5–3 mm long, irregularly lobed. Petals 4 or 5, 6–7 mm long, 0.4–0.7 mm wide, white to pinkish. Staminal tube pubescent except at ends; margin usually 5-lobed; anthers usually 5, scarcely locellate. Disc small, cupular. Ovary usually  2-locular; style stellate-hairy; stylehead cylindrical. Capsule subspherical, 3–3.5 cm long, reddish; stipe 1–2 cm; pericarp spongy. Seeds usually 2, to 11 mm diam., sarcotestal.
A tree. The leaves are compound.
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Mature height (meter) 39.0
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Growing in rainforest to 300 m alt.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Uses food fuel material social use
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Distribution

Chisocheton longistipitatus world distribution map, present in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:577895-1
WFO ID wfo-0000602909
COL ID 5Y5VP
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Synonyms

Chisocheton polyanthus Castanospora longistipitata Chisocheton longistipitatus Rhetinosperma longistipitatum