Neosepicaea viticoides

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Neosepicaea viticoides

Description

High-climbing canopy liana.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, East New Guinea present
Malesia: East New Guinea (18 collections), in W. one.

Notes

A homogeneous species, but the flower colour is variously defined probably in part due to the age of the flowers: dull ochre, dull yellow with maroon markings, brownish olive, dull red or brick-purple, brown and purple within; petals velvet red. Young leaves are purple. No fruit has as yet been collected, and it has only once been found in West New Guinea.

Citation

STEEN. 1927: Thesis: 900
Diels 1928 – In: Bull. Jard. Bot. Btzg: 217
Diels 1960 – In: Nova Guinea n.s.: 15
S. MOORE 1923 – In: J. Bot.: Suppl. 38
Diels 1957 – In: Nova Guinea n.s.: 174
Diels 1947 – In: J. Arn. Arb.: 423