Mitrephora macclurei Weeras. & R.M.K.Saunders

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Annonaceae > Mitrephora

Characteristics

Trees to 10 m tall. Branches densely hairy when young. Petiole 6-8.5 mm, sparsely hairy; leaf blade lanceolate, (8-)10-14 × 3-4.5 cm, leathery, abaxially subglabrous to sparsely hairy, adaxially glabrous, secondary veins 7-9 on each side of midvein, base broadly cuneate, apex acute. Inflorescence rachides unbranched, internodes short. Pedicel 1.2-2 cm; bracteoles 1.5-3.5 × 2-4 mm. Sepals ovate, 3-4 × 3-3.5 mm. Outer petals white turning yellow, elliptic to ovate, 1.8-2.5 × 1.1-2 cm, margin never undulate; inner petals purple, 1.1-1.3 × 0.6-0.9 cm. Stamens 1.5-1.9 mm. Carpels 7 or 8, 2-2.5 mm; ovules 8-10 per carpel. Fruiting pedicel ca. 1.3 cm; monocarp stipes 1.4-1.8 cm; monocarps obovoid, ca. 3.8 × 2.5 cm, sparsely hairy, smooth, with longitudinal ridge. Seeds ca. 1.2 × 1 cm. Fl. Mar-May, fr. Sep-Oct.
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A shrub or small tree. It grows 7-10 m tall. The trunk s 10-20 cm wide. The flowers are white.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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It is a subtropical plant. In Hainan.
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Distribution

Mitrephora macclurei world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60438506-2
WFO ID wfo-0001038598
COL ID 43R6H
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Synonyms

Mitrephora macclurei