Idiospermum australiense (Diels) S.T.Blake

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Calycanthaceae > Idiospermum

Characteristics

Tree to 25 m high. Shoots glabrescent. Leaves: petiole 1.2–2.5 cm long; lamina elliptic, oblong or narrowly ovate, usually 8–20 cm long, 3–10 cm wide, decurrent or attenuate at base, acuminate, glabrous, usually with 7–15 pairs of secondary veins. Peduncle 2–3.5 cm long, pubescent. Lower bracts oblong, 2–2.5 mm long; upper bracts broadly elliptic, concave, 9–10 mm long, appressed-pubescent. Lower tepals elliptic, concave, 12–10 mm long, 7–8 mm wide, appressed-pubescent outside; intermediate tepals elliptic to obovate, 8–10 mm long, 3–5 mm wide, appressed-pubescent outside; upper tepals oblong to narrowly obovate, 7–8 mm long, 2.5–3 mm wide, acute to acuminate, appressed-pubescent only in middle near base on outside. Stamens 13–15, 2.7–3 mm long. Staminodes 8–10. Ovary obovate, compressed, 1.5–2 mm long. Fruit 5–6 cm long, 6–7 cm wide, olive brown.
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Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Grows in complex mesophyll vine forest.
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Images

Idiospermum australiense unspecified picture
Idiospermum australiense unspecified picture

Distribution

Idiospermum australiense world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:434684-1
WFO ID wfo-0000729152
COL ID 3PDKQ
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Synonyms

Calycanthus australiensis Idiospermum australiense