Helicia neglecta Diels ex Sleumer

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Helicia

Characteristics

Tree? Branchlets glabrous. Leaves oblong, gradually obtusely acuminate at the apex, cuneate and somewhat decurrent into the petiole, subsessile, olivaceous-green and rather shining above when dry, brownish and it dull beneath, glabrous, rather coarsely subsinuate-serrate, 18-25 by 8-9.5 cm; midrib slightly prominent above, conspicuously so beneath, nerves c. 14 pairs slightly curved and ascending, ± parallel, somewhat impressed above when dry, sharply prominent beneath, reticulations lax, nearly obscure above, minutely raised beneath; petiole 4-5 by 2-3 mm, thickened and rugose at the base. Racemes axillary, solitary, dense, c. 11.5 cm incl. the peduncle 2 cm, laxly clothed with fine, appressed, rufous hairs all over; rhachis angular, 1.5 mm diam. Bracts ovate, minute, very early caducous. Pedicels mostly in twos, connate at the base, rather robust, 6-7 mm, accrescent up to 9 mm. Perianth 12 mm, tube 0.5 mm diam., limb ellipsoid, 1.5 mm diam. Anthers 2 mm. Disk glands connate in a low ring. Ovary glabrous; style slender. Fruit unknown.
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In secondary forest, 100 m. Fl.--07.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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Distribution

Helicia neglecta world distribution map, present in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Uganda

Conservation status

Helicia neglecta threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:704452-1
WFO ID wfo-0000717964
COL ID 3K7JC
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Synonyms

Helicia neglecta