Steganthera insculpta Perkins

Species

Angiosperms > Laurales > Monimiaceae > Steganthera

Characteristics

Shrub to 1.5 m high; young branches densely brown pilose. Leaves chartaceous, elliptic oblong or ovate, 12-21 by 5-10 cm, base rounded, apex apiculate, margin with regular, wide-spaced, small dentations; young leaves uniformly densely brown pilose, in mature leaves the upper surface with remnants of the indumentum especially on the veins, the under-surface remaining densely pilose on the veins, with scattered hairs elsewhere, reticulation impressed above and prominently raised below; petiole 4-6 mm, densely pilose. Male flowers unknown. Female flowers in subsessile axillary or supra-axillary groups. Fruiting receptacle densely pilose. Drupes numerous, sessile, ovoid or subglobose, 9 by 6 mm, densely pilose.
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In forest at 850-1600 m.
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Distribution

Steganthera insculpta world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:582420-1
WFO ID wfo-0000505912
COL ID 4ZNKS
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Synonyms

Steganthera insculpta