Diploglottis diphyllostegia F.M.Bailey

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Diploglottis

Characteristics

Tree to 30 m high. Branchlets, leaf axes and peduncles densely pale rusty villous. Leaf rachis 3–7 cm long; leaflets 2–9 pairs, the lamina elliptic-oblong to subobovate, shortly acuminate, obtuse or rounded, oblique and obtuse or acute at base, 4.5–19 cm long, 2–8 cm wide, glabrous, or hairy on veins above, hairy below; petiolules 2–6 mm long; petiole 3–5 cm long. Panicles 14–19 cm long; bracts ovate-oblong, 3–5 mm long, tomentose outside; flowers 4–5 mm diam.; pedicels 2–6 mm long. Calyx lobes ovate, 2–3 mm long. Petals 5, 5th one reduced, usually slightly exceeding calyx. Disc usually incomplete. Fruit transversely ellipsoidal or subglobose, 1–3-sulcate, 0.8–1.7 cm long, 1.5–2.8 cm wide, yellow to orange; valves pale rusty tomentose outside, silky inside. Aril orange-yellow. [Description may include elements of D. obovata.]
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A tree up to 30 m high. It spreads 3-10 m wide. The bark is grey. The young shoots are angular and have brown hairs. The leaves are 20-40 cm long. The leaves are compound. There are 4-18 leaflets and these are 4-19 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The leaves are hairy underneath. The fruit are 8-17 mm long by 15-28 mm wide. They occur in bunches in the axils of leaves. There are 1-3 seeds. The seeds are 1 cm across. The seeds are covered with an aril or layer that lets light through. This aril is edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality monoecy
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Mature width (meter) 3.0 - 10.0
Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

They grow in tropical and subtropical areas. It grows naturally in rainforest in Queensland, Australia. It grows between sea level and 900 m altitude.
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Occurs at edge of rainforest and riverine forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fleshy aril can be eaten or used for drinks or jelly. They can be used for jam.
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from fresh seed. The flesh is removed and the seed soaked in water for 12 hours before planting.
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Distribution

Diploglottis diphyllostegia world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Diploglottis diphyllostegia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:782808-1
WFO ID wfo-0000650212
COL ID 36LKZ
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Synonyms

Diploglottis diphyllostegia Ratonia diphyllostegia Cupania diphyllostegia Diploglottis australis var. muelleri Diploglottis cunninghamii var. muelleri