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Symplocos cylindracea

Noot.

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President and Fellows of Harvard College

gbif· cc0

President and Fellows of Harvard College

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President and Fellows of Harvard College

Description

A tree. It grows 10-30 m tall. The trunk can be 35 cm across. The leaves are slightly hairy underneath. The leaves are narrowly oval and taper to the tip and rounded at the base. The edges are wavy. The leaves are 9-15 cm long by 3-9 cm wide. The flowers are in a group 8 cm long. The fruit is cylinder shaped and 15 mm long by 5-6 mm wide. It is fleshy and has a stone with ridges along it. It has 3 cells.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in Morobe District and New Britain.

Where It Grows

Papua New Guinea, PNG,

References (2)

  • Flora Malesiana
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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