Harpullia peekeliana Melch.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Harpullia

Characteristics

Tree, c. 12 m high. Vegetative parts glabrous, inflorescences olive-brown tomentellous. Leaves 2-4-jugate, 42-50 cm long; petiolules 5-15 mm long. Leaflets elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 18-40 by 11-16 cm, coriaceous; base symmetrical, short-attenuate; apex acuminate; midrib and nerves above not or hardly raised. Inflorescences rami-and cau-liflorous, 2-10 cm long, paniculate; pedicels in flower 10-12 mm long. Only male flowers known. Sepals broad-elliptic, 7-8 by c. 5 mm. Petals c. 12 by 3.5 mm, narrowed at base, not auriculate, fleshy, glabrous. Disc low, tomentellous. Stamens 5, c. 9 mm long, filaments and anthers of about the same length. Pistil and fruits unknown.
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Distribution

Harpullia peekeliana world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:783340-1
WFO ID wfo-0000715855
COL ID 6LG27
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Synonyms

Harpullia peekeliana