Steganthera chimbuensis Philipson

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Monimiaceae > Steganthera

Characteristics

Shrub or tree to 20 m; new growth glabrous or sometimes very finely pubescent. Leaves glabrous, chartaceous, elliptic, 5-10 by 2.2-4.2 cm, base broadly cuneate, apex apiculate, margin entire (rarely some leaves on a plant may have one or a few den-tations), midrib and principal veins usually impressed above (blade more or less rugose) and elevated below; petiole 4-10 mm. Monoecious. Inflorescences axillary or supra-axillary, dichasia or with one terminal flower, c. 2-3 cm long, with small linear bracts subtending the branches or inserted on them. Male receptacles globose, 2-3 mm ø; tepals 4, rounded, ostiole tending to open widely; stamens 4, c. 1.75 mm long, filament hairy. Female receptacle similar to male, slightly larger and often solitary, tepals and ostiole ± obsolete; carpels c. 12-20, 2 mm long, ovary pilose, stigma glabrous, awl-shaped. Fruiting receptacle slightly enlarged, leathery. Drupes ovoid, c. 11 by 8 mm, verruculose, shortly stipitate.
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Primary and secondary lower montane forest, 2400-2850 m.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Steganthera chimbuensis world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:905332-1
WFO ID wfo-0000506005
COL ID 4ZNKD
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Synonyms

Steganthera chimbuensis