Trigonostemon inopinatus Airy Shaw

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Trigonostemon

Characteristics

Shrub or small tree to 5 m high. Leaves: petiole 4–11 mm long; lamina elliptic, elliptic-ovate to obovate, 30–130 mm long, 18–55 mm wide; base rounded; tip acute, acuminate or obtuse; lateral veins 9 or 10. Inflorescences up to 30 mm long. Male flowers 3–4 mm long, 6–8 mm diam.; pedicels 7–12 mm long; sepals lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 3–4 mm long; petals obovate, 4–5 mm long. Female flowers 10–12 mm long, 10–13 mm diam.; pedicels 7–21 mm long; sepals lanceolate, oblanceolate or obovate, 5.5–13 mm long; petals obovate-truncate, 5–6 mm long. Fruit depressed-globose, 10–11 mm long, 11–13 mm diam. Seeds c. 7 mm long, 7 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Environment

Grows in complex notophyll vineforest on volcanic soils.
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Trigonostemon inopinatus world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:358021-1
WFO ID wfo-0000328296
COL ID 58T9Z
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Synonyms

Trigonostemon inopinatus