Dryadodaphne trachyphloia Schodde

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Atherospermataceae > Dryadodaphne

Characteristics

Tree 8–45 m high, buttresses present. Leaves: petiole 10–15 mm long; lamina linear to broadly lanceolate (narrowly ovate) to elliptic, 4–11.5 (–17) cm long, 1–3.5 (–4) cm wide, attenuate at base, shallowly crenate to almost entire margin, obtuse to mostly acuminate at apex, glabrous; midrib prominent on both surfaces, raised beneath; veins barely visible above, obscure beneath. Flowers without an obvious perfume. Tepals unequal, cream to greenish cream with pink or red markings on inner surface. Androecium red; outer whorl of stamens 2–2.5 mm long, 1.25–1.5 mm wide, inner whorl of stamens (if present) 1.5–2 mm long, c. 1 mm wide; inner whorls of staminodes 0.5–2 mm long. Fruiting hypanthium 11–22 mm long, 4–7 mm diam. Achenes 3–5 mm long; styles 5–10 mm long.
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Growth support free-standing
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Grows in rainforest at 400–1400 m alt.; well-developed upland and mountain rainforest, normally found along creeks and gullies (Zich et al. 2020).
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Distribution

Dryadodaphne trachyphloia world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77081984-1
WFO ID wfo-0000507054
COL ID 37TS6
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Synonyms

Dryadodaphne trachyphloia