Guioa pseudoamabilis

Description

A shrub or small tree. It can grow 2-27 m tall. The trunk can be 1-60 cm across. The leaves have 4-6 leaflets. The flowering shoots are in the axils of the leaves and near the ends of branches. The flowers are 4 mm across. They are pinkish-white. The fruit have 1-3 well developed lobes. They are 1-2 cm long by 1.7-1.9 cm wide. They are red. The seeds are round or oval and 7-9 mm long by 5-7 mm wide.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. In Enga and Morobe Provinces.

Where It Grows

Papua New Guinea, PNG,

References (1)

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

More from Sapindaceae

Aesculus hippocastanum

European horse chestnut

Aesculus indica

Indian chestnut, Indian horse chestnut

Aesculus octandra

Yellow buckeye, Sweet buckeye, Big buckeye

Aesculus parviflora

Dwarf buckeye, Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aesculus pavia

Red buckeye, Scarlet buckeye, Firecracker-plant

Aesculus spp

Horse chestnut