Barringtonia serenae

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Barringtonia serenae

Description

Trees, leptocaul, c. 20 m tall, upright, c. 25 cm diam. Leaves in whorls of 8-11(-16) at branch apices only, in upper half of internodes; Inflorescences lateral, from old leaf axils of branches, to 4 cm diam., rarely terminal on leafless shoots, pendulous, solitary to clusters of 3-5, each arising in old leaf axils; Flowers 20-28, opening 1-3 at a time; Fruits unknown.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, Madang Province present, Papua New Guinea present
Malesia: Papua New Guinea, only known from two collections from Madang Province.

Notes

The short style of this species, almost half the length of the stamens, and covered by the staminodes is a rare character in the genus.

Citation

Prance 2013: p. 82. – In: Allertonia: f. 29