Endiandra anthropophagorum Domin

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Endiandra

Characteristics

Tree to 8 m high. Stem not buttressed. Twigs ± terete or slightly fluted, glabrous or pubescent. Leaves: petiole 4–14 mm long; lamina lanceolate to elliptic, 9–16 cm long, 3.5–6.5 cm wide, not foveolate, soon glabrescent. Inflorescence pseudoterminal and axillary, not exceeding leaves. Flowers scarcely opening with tepals remaining erect, creamy green, without perfume. Tepals sparsely pubescent: outer 0.5–1.1 mm long, 1–1.6 mm wide; inner 0.7–1.1 mm long, 0.7–1.2 mm wide. Anthers 0.5–0.7 mm long, 0.4–0.7 mm wide, glabrous; filaments 0.6–0.9 mm long, pubescent; valves opening sideways or outwards; glands usually absent. Staminodes 3, usually undifferentiated. Ovary 0.7–1 mm long, 0.6–0.9 mm wide, glabrous; style glabrous. Fruits globular, 43–65 mm long, 44–64 mm wide, pinkish red. Cotyledons creamy pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 8.0
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Environment

Found from 40–200 m alt. with only one known collection at 900 m. Found only in a small area of lowland rainforest in soil derived from granite.
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Endiandra anthropophagorum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:464354-1
WFO ID wfo-0000667564
COL ID 39QZG
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Synonyms

Endiandra anthropophagorum