Harpullia alata F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Harpullia

Characteristics

Tree to 7 m high, glabrous except young parts and inflorescence. Leaf rachis and petiole with broad, dentate wings; rachis 11–18 cm long; leaflets 6–12, elliptic or elliptic-obovate, acuminate or acute, remotely dentate, 6–18 cm long, 2.5–7 cm wide, glabrous, densely reticulate; sessile or petiolule to 3 mm long; petiole 6–10.5 cm long. Inflorescence axillary, 5–14 cm long; peduncle puberulent; pedicels 5–13 mm long. Sepals ovate, 7 mm long, puberulent. Petals 12 mm long. Disc hairy. Stamens 8. Ovary pubescent; style flat, reflexed. Fruit broadly obovoid, 2–2.5 cm long, 3–4 cm diam., 2-sulcate, slightly compressed, puberulent, yellow; sepals persistent. Seeds 2 per locule, nearly enclosed in yellow to red aril.
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Mature height (meter) 7.0
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Grows in rainforest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Harpullia alata world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Harpullia alata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:783301-1
WFO ID wfo-0000715812
COL ID 6LFYM
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Synonyms

Harpullia alata