Helicia hainanensis Hayata

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Helicia

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees, 2-12(-18) m tall; glabrous. Leaves alternate or 3 or 4, ± verticillate; petiole subsessile, 1-3(-6) mm; leaf blade broadly oblanceolate to obovate-oblong, 11-25 × 3.5-8 cm, papery, base cuneate or obtuse, margin serrate on apical half; secondary veins 7 or 8(-12) on each side of midvein, abaxially raised; reticulate veins distinct on both surfaces. Inflorescences axillary, 10-23 cm, glabrous; bracts of flower pairs deltoid, ca. 1 mm; floral bracts less than 0.5 mm. Pedicels 3-5 mm, basally connate. Perianth whitish, 1.5-2.2 cm, glabrous. Anthers 2-3 mm. Hypogynous glands connate into a 4-toothed ring. Ovary glabrous. Fruit brownish, ellipsoid, apex markedly beaked, 3-5 × 2.2-4 cm; pericarp 1-1.5 mm thick, woody. Fl. Apr-Aug, fr. Nov-Mar.
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 12.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Helicia hainanensis world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Helicia hainanensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:704420-1
WFO ID wfo-0001107158
COL ID 6LJC4
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Synonyms

Helicia brevipetiolata Helicia hainanensis