Gynostemma papuanum
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Description
Small climber, 0.5-1 m long, root not known;
Leaves:
Inflorescences few-flowered, 1-2(-3) cm long, consisting of 1 (or 2) female flowers and later developing 1-3(-5) male flowers, inflorescence solitary or ± fascicled, sometimes only female or only male flowers present in one inflorescence, sometimes short peduncled inflorescences aggregated in raceme-like short shoots;
Fruit solitary, ripening light green, globose, 0.5-0.7 cm diam., with persistent sepals and styles and with 3 (not opening) valve-sutures;
Seeds 2 or 3 per berry, (pale) brown, ± triangular-ovate, 2.5-3 by 2-2.5 by 1 mm, faces irregularly low-warty, margin narrow.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, Chimbu present, East Sepik present, Eastern Highlands present, Kubor Range present, Milne Bay present, Mt Giluwe present, Mt Suckling present, Papua New Guinea present, Southern Highlands present, West Sepik present, Western Highlands present
New Guinea (Papua New Guinea (West Sepik, East Sepik, Western Highlands (Kubor Range), Southern Highlands (Mt Giluwe), Eastern Highlands (Chimbu), and Milne Bay (Mt Suckling) Provinces)).