Palmeria foremanii Whiffin

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Monimiaceae > Palmeria

Characteristics

Branchlets densely stellate-hairy. Leaves: petiole 5–12 mm long; lamina elliptic, occasionally ovate, 3–11.5 cm long, 1.5–5 cm wide, rounded to cuneate at base, entire, acute to acuminate, glabrous on upper surface except for dense stellate hairs on lower part of midrib (extending up from petiole), golden-brown stellate-hairy on lower surface; midrib sunken above, raised and prominent beneath. Male inflorescences 2–6 cm long, 7–13-flowered; pedicels 4–6 mm long. Male flowers 4–7 mm diam.; tepals usually 5; stamens 40–43. Female inflorescences 2–7.5 cm long, 7–15-flowered; pedicels 2–7 mm long. Female flowers c. 2–3 mm diam.; tepals usually 5; carpels 7–12. Fruiting hypanthium at least 1.5 cm diam. before splitting, pink inside. Drupes ± globose, 8–9 mm diam., shiny black.
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Grows in subtropical rainforest or in remnant rainforest, on basaltic soils, from 180–1100 m alt.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Palmeria foremanii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77081980-1
WFO ID wfo-0000507742
COL ID 4C5X2
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Synonyms

Palmeria foremanii