Kibara kostermansii

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Kibara kostermansii

Description

Shrub to 4 m; Leaves elliptic to obovate (occasion-ally lanceolate), 14-22 by (3-)5—8(—10) cm, charta-ceous, base cuneate or rounded, apex with an apicu-lum, margin dentate (at least in most leaves) with short, crisp hairs on the midrib, principal veins, and often ± sparsely over the whole lower surface; Inflorescences axillary, supra-axillary or ter-minal;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Maluku (Maluku present), Batjan present, Halmahera present, Morotai present
Malesia: Moluccas (Halmahera, Batjan, Morotai).

Notes

The pubescent dentate leaves and the small inflorescences are characteristic. Acute bracts like those on the pedicel and receptacle of the female flowers have not been seen on any other species. The ripe fruits are blue-black, borne on an orange or red receptacle.