Ungeria floribunda Schott & Endl.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Ungeria

Characteristics

Tree to 15 m high. Leaves: lamina broadly ovate, elliptic or obovate, 6–12 cm long, 4–8 cm wide (to 18 × 12 cm in juvenile plants, sometimes as small as 5 × 3 cm in adult plants), rounded obtuse at base, entire margin, broadly obtuse to rounded apically, densely stellate-pubescent, especially below and when young; venation raised above and below, with 3 or 4 primary veins on each side of midrib. Inflorescence 3–7 cm long, usually many-flowered. Sepals densely pubescent, somewhat persistent; tube 8–10 mm long; lobes 4–6 m long. Petals somewhat spathulate, 16–20 mm long, deep pink; limb reflexed at anthesis. Androgynophore c. 2.5 cm long, curved and accrescent, becoming 3–4 cm long in fruit. Anthers light brown. Fruit ellipsoidal, 3–4 cm long, 2–2.5 cm wide.
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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An occasional tree in the forested parts of the Island, especially in areas of dense canopy.
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Ungeria floribunda appeared on a Norfolk Island 15c postage stamp issued 1983; also on a $2.20 stamp issued in 2020.
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Distribution

Ungeria floribunda world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:825707-1
WFO ID wfo-0000417550
COL ID 7DK88
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Synonyms

Ungeria floribunda