Prunus D

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Prunus D

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Description

Tall trees. Leaves elliptic to ovate-oblong, 11-16 by 4.5-7.5 cm, base acute, apex gradually narrowing, coriaceous, with 7-9 pairs of nerves, venation inconspicuous, glabrous above, sparsely hairy below, basal glands 2, flat, at the very base of the midrib. Stipules not seen. Flowers only seen as remnants. Stamens short, filaments up to 2 mm, anthers 0.6 mm long. Fruits compressed (broadly) ovoid, 16-18 by 14-18 mm, exocarp sparsely hairy, especially at top, green when ripe (?), mesocarp thin, endocarp thin (c. 0.5 mm), sparsely hairy inside. Seed with glabrous testa.

Distribution

E Sepik Province present, Papua New Guinea present

One specimen seen (Hoogland & Craven 11086), from E Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.

Notes

This species belongs to sect. Meso-pygeum and seems to be rather well distinct. The fruits are not like any described species, much too large for Prunus grisea, too small for P. turneriana, two species which could be considered.