Pseuduvaria coriacea
Y. C. F. Su & R. M. K. Saunders
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Summary
Source: WikipediaPseuduvaria coriacea is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to New Guinea. Yvonne Chuan Fang Su and Richard M.K. Saunders, the botanists who first formally described the species, named it after its leathery (coriaceus in Latin) leaves.
Description
A tree. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves are oval and leathery. They are heart shaped at the base and taper to the tip. The leaves are hairy underneath. The flowering shoots have short stalks. The fruit are on stalks 4-11 mm long by 2.4 mm wide. There are 4-8 fruit in a group. They are 13-30 mm long by 8-30 mm wide. They are orange. There are 4-10 seeds in 2 rows.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded in Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea at an altitude of 60 m above sea level. It can grow up to 900 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Notes
The name is ambiguous.
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
