Sarcotoechia apetala

Primary tabs

Sarcotoechia apetala

Description

Tree, 10-20 m high, dbh up to 30 cm. Leaves 1-jugate; Inflorescences 1-7 cm long, densely hairy, glabrescent; Sepals ovate, 1-1.3 by 1-1.6 mm. Petals absent. Stamens 5 or 7; Fruits transversely triangular ellipsoid, c. 8 by 8 mm, at base narrowed into a short stipe. Seeds partly covered by a sarcotesta with a narrow free margin.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, Eastern Highlands Prov present, Morobe present, Northern present, Papua New Guinea present
Malesia: Papua New Guinea (Morobe, Northern, and Eastern Highlands Prov.).