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Nectaropetalum carvalhoi Engl.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Erythroxylaceae > Nectaropetalum

Characteristics

Leaves petiolate; lamina (young) c. 4 × 1·3 cm., elliptic to oblanceolate, rounded at the apex, cuneate at the base; petiole 1·5–2 mm. long; stipules completely united, 4·5–5 mm. long, linear-lanceolate, reddish-brown, soon deciduous.
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Shrub 1–2 m. high, glabrous; branches flattened when young, becoming terete, smooth or faintly striate, with reddish-to greyish-brown bark.
Ovary c. 1 mm. long, subglobose to cylindric; stylar column c. 2 mm. long (in brachystylic flower); stigmas recurved spirally.
Petals 20–28 × 6–7 mm., narrowly oblong-oblanceolate, rounded at the apex; nectary depression shallow, with entire margin.
Stamens with linear filaments united below to form a shallow cup; anthers 2–3 mm. long, linear.
Flowers solitary in the axils of fallen leaves, subsessile.
Sepals 4 mm. long, lanceolate, acute.
Fruit not yet collected.
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Nectaropetalum carvalhoi world distribution map, present in Mozambique

Conservation status

Nectaropetalum carvalhoi threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:544804-1
WFO ID wfo-0000379341
COL ID 6S7FP
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Synonyms

Nectaropetalum carvalhoi Peglera carvalhoi Erythroxylum carvalhoi
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