Gyrinops salicifolia Ridl.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Gyrinops

Characteristics

Slender shrub, c. 1 m. Branchlets light brown, pubescent. Leaves sparsely pubescent on the midrib and sometimes on the nerves and veins beneath, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 1.5-10 by 1/5-1 cm; base cuneate; apex acuminate and pointed; nerves and veins similar and equally strong, slightly visible beneath, obscure above; petiole c. 0.5 mm. Inflorescences terminal, sessile, 3-5-flowered; pedicel c. 2 mm. Flowers pale yellow, c. 3 mm long. Floral tube c. 2.5 mm long, cupular, pilose outside. Calyx lobes oblong, c. 1 mm long, puberulous. Petaloid appendages oblong, c. 0.5 mm long, shortly hairy. Stamens sessile, as long as the petaloid appendages. Disk obscure, ring-like. Pistil c. 2 mm long, densely short-hairy. Ovary obovate, 1 mm long; style filiform, c. 1 mm; stigma obscure. Fruit unknown.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
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Environment

In fringing rain-forest, 300 m.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use invertebrate food medicinal social use
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Distribution

Gyrinops salicifolia world distribution map, present in Malaysia and Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831998-1
WFO ID wfo-0000713852
COL ID 3HYT7
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Synonyms

Gyrinops salicifolia Gyrinopsis salicifolia