Embelia grayi S.T.Reynolds

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Embelia

Characteristics

Vine, stems densely lenticellate, young branchlets with short red papillae. Leaves: petiole 1–1.7 cm long; lamina broadly ovate to oblong-elliptic, 4–6.8 (–9) cm long, 2.5–4.7 (–7) cm wide, margin entire, 7–9 pairs of lateral veins, reticulations prominent, glands pellucid, globular to lineate. Inflorescence axillary, racemes with 9–17 flowers; peduncle densely papillose. Flowers 4-merous; pedicel to 4.5 mm long (female), 2.5 mm long (male); calyx tube 0.2 mm long, lobes 0.5 mm long, occasional black dot; petals pinkish green, strongly reflexed, 1.5 mm long, adaxial surface papillose, some black dots visible; filaments in male flowers c. 1.5–2 mm long; anthers 0.5 mm long, wart-like glands absent; ovary in female flowers globose, 1 mm diam., some papillae present. Fruit globular, 5–6 mm diam., pink to red. Seed c. 4 mm diam.
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A twining vine. The leaves are simple and 4-12 cm long. The young growth and the veins under the leaf are usually purple. Plants are separately male and female. The fruit are 5 mm across. The occur in clusters along stalks, in the axils of leaves. There is one seed inside. The seed is 4 mm across. The cut seed has tiny gold dots around the edge. The flesh of the fruit is edible.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows naturally in highland rainforests in Queensland, Australia. It grows from sea level to 1130 m altitude.
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Forms a robust vine in rainforest or palm forest.
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Distribution

Embelia grayi world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:960078-1
WFO ID wfo-0000666864
COL ID 39FMF
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Synonyms

Embelia grayi