Description
Shrub c. 1 m tall.
internal hairs abundant.
Leaves spirally arranged;
stipules semi-amplexicaul, (0.5-)1-1.8 cm long, brown to whitish strigillose, largely on and along the midrib, caducous or subpersistent.
Distribution
New Guinea (north-eastern).
Taxonomy
This species is closely related to F. complexa, being distinct in the smaller leaves with a rounded base, shorter indumentum, and shorter stipules. It is only known from the type collection, and this might be a specimen of F. complexa in a poor state.
Citation
Corner 1965: – Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 63
