Kairoa Philipson

Genus

Angiosperms > Laurales > Monimiaceae

Characteristics

Small tree or sparsely branched shrub with toothed leaves and flowers in axillary fascicles. Flowers monoecious. Receptacle of male flower at first globose with a small ostiole bounded by 8 tepals (in two double pairs), at anthesis split-ting to form an open bowl-shaped flower with 4-6 radiating lobes, fleshy. Stamens very numerous, inserted over the surface of the receptacle; anthers opening by two longitudinal slits; filament very short. Receptacle of female flower oblate, with an ostiole bounded by 4 tepals, splitting into broad segments; the upper part of the receptacle abscissing by a circular split after anthesis. Carpels numerous, sessile, with a very short style. Fruits numerous, ovoid, sessile on an enlarged fleshy receptacle.
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Understorey of rain-forest.
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Distribution

Kairoa world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:27083-1
WFO ID wfo-4000019774
COL ID 5768
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Synonyms

Kairoa

Lower taxons

Kairoa suberosa Kairoa endressiana Kairoa villosa Kairoa cromeana