Placospermum coriaceum C.T.White & W.D.Francis

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Placospermum

Characteristics

Tree 7-30 m tall; glabrous except for pubescent scale leaves and immature stems and petioles. Leaves with slightly recurved margins; intermediate leaves shallowly to deeply 2-10-lobed or entire and narrowly spathulate, to 80 cm long, to 24 cm wide; adult leaves narrowly spathulate to oblanceolate, acute to rounded, 8-25 cm long, 1.6-4.3 cm wide. Inflorescence 2.5-11 cm long; ultimate branches 1-18-flowered. Flowers pink, not opening widely. Posterior tepal 18-20 mm long in bisexual flowers, 12-15 mm long in male flowers. Anther loculi 5-7 mm long; appendage 2-3 mm long. Hypogynous glands 3-5 mm long. Gynoecium 8-9 mm long. Follicle 28-40 mm long, 28-38 mm wide, 22-25 mm thick. Cotyledons 13-20 mm long, 23-30 mm wide.
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Growth support free-standing
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Grows in rainforest, from 180 to 1500 m alt.
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Images

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Distribution

Placospermum coriaceum world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Placospermum coriaceum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:705576-1
WFO ID wfo-0000483035
COL ID 77NPQ
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Synonyms

Placospermum coriaceum