Harpullia hirsuta Radlk.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Harpullia

Characteristics

Tree. Twigs and leaf axes brownish hirsute. Twigs c. 3 mm thick. Leaves 2-or 3-jugate; petiole 5-7 cm long; petiolules 4-6 mm long. Leaflets elliptic, 11-20 by 5-6.5 cm, index 2-3, pergamenta-ceous; base symmetrical or slightly oblique, acute and decurrent; apex acuminate, acumen long, falcate, with acute tip; above densely hirsute on midrib and nerves, more sparsely so all over, beneath hairy on midrib, sparsely so all over; midrib and nerves slightly raised above; nerves 1.5-2.5 cm apart; intersecondary nerves few. Inflorescences axillary, probably unbranched, 1.5 cm long (or more?). Flowers known from female buds only. Sepals elliptic. Petals thin, not (yet?) clawed, not auriculate, glabrous. Disc densely long-hairy. Stamens 5. Pistil 2-locular; ovary densely hairy; ovules 1 per locule. Fruits unknown.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Harpullia hirsuta world distribution map, present in Iceland and Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:783322-1
WFO ID wfo-0000715836
COL ID 6LFP9
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Synonyms

Harpullia hirsuta