Opisthiolepis heterophylla L.S.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Opisthiolepis

Characteristics

Tree to 30 m tall. Branchlets ±terete, with appressed, ferruginous tomentum. Simple leaves elliptic to oblong-elliptic; petiole 12-50 mm long; lamina 6-20 cm long, 2-8 cm wide, with appressed, shiny, ferruginous tomentum beneath, becoming silvery; base attenuate to cuneate; tips usually acute; lateral veins 10-18 pairs. Imparipinnate leaves to 60 cm long; petiole 4.5-9 cm long. Leaflets 5-18; petiolules to 8 mm long; lamina lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, sometimes unequal, 4.5-23 cm long, 2-5.5 cm wide; base oblique to unequal; venation and indumentum as for simple leaves. Conflorescence 3-15 cm long. Flowers almost sessile, glabrous; tepals 1.7-5 mm long. Fruit 5-6 cm long; pericarp coriaceous to slightly woody.
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Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Occurs in rainforest, at altitudes to 780 m.
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Images

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Distribution

Opisthiolepis heterophylla world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Opisthiolepis heterophylla threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:705288-1
WFO ID wfo-0000388325
COL ID 6T36W
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Synonyms

Opisthiolepis heterophylla