Lepiderema sericolignis Radlk.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Lepiderema

Characteristics

Tree to 4 m high. Branchlets, leaves and peduncles glabrous. Leaf rachis 4–14 cm long; leaflets 2 or 3 pairs, rarely 4, elliptic-oblong or ovate-oblong, obtuse or shortly acuminate, entire, oblique and acute or obtuse at base, 5–16.5 cm long, 2–6.5 cm wide; petiolules 3–7 mm long, mainly pulvinus; petiole 2–7 cm long. Inflorescence ramiflorous, raceme-like, 2–4.5 cm long, few-flowered; pedicels 2 mm long. Calyx lobes hyaline, 1.5–2.5 mm long, 1–2 mm wide. Petals as long as calyx, white. Filaments 1–1.5 mm long. Fruit globose to ellipsoidal, 1–1.5 cm long and wide; valves apricot outside, red inside; calyx lobes persistent.
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Grows in riverine rainforest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Lepiderema sericolignis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:783452-1
WFO ID wfo-0000446231
COL ID 6P9MF
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Synonyms

Lepiderema sericolignis Cupania sericolignis