Guioa hospita Radlk.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Guioa

Characteristics

Tree? Branchlets puberulous when young; flowering twigs c. 5 mm thick. Leaves 1-or 2-jugate; rachis 6.8-16.5 cm long, terete, slightly puberulous, petiole 6.5-9.5 cm long. Leaflets subsessile, opposite, ovate, 15.4-22.5 by 7.4-9 cm, index 2.1-2.5, subbasally asymmetrical, acroscopic side broader, subcoriaceous, punctate; base attenuate; margin entire, flat; apex acuminate to cuspidate, mucronulate; upper surface puberulous on midrib and basal nerves; lower surface duller, smooth, no papillae, puberulous on venation, domatia many pockets in axils of nerves; venation on upper side flat, raised below; nerves 0.3-2.2 cm apart, marginally looped and joined, less distinctly so in lower part of leaflets; veins laxly reticulate, rather inconspicuous. Infructescences axillary, branching along the terete, puberulous, c. 11 cm long axis; first order branches up to 4.4 cm long; bracts and bracteoles caducous; pedicels 6-6.5 mm long, puberulous. Flowers absent. Sepals and petals caducous. Disc interrupted. Stamens and pistil absent. Fruit immature, with 1 or 2 developing lobes, c. 1.8 by c. 2.8 cm, slightly ribbed, glabrous, blackish when dry; stipe c. 6 mm high, slightly obconical; margin blunt; lobes c. 16 by 7 mm; septa complete. Seeds unknown.
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Distribution

Guioa hospita world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Conservation status

Guioa hospita threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:783236-1
WFO ID wfo-0000711840
COL ID 6L5K5
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Synonyms

Guioa hospita