Archidendron sessile

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Archidendron sessile

Description

Treelet c. 2.5 m high. Branchlets terete, glabrous. Leaves: Stipules not seen. Inflorescences ramiflorous, glabrous, consisting of a short, sturdy branched panicle up to 1.5 cm, floral bracts linear, scarious, c. 2 mm, occasionally with a nectary, caducous; Flowers pentamerous, male or female. Seeds unknown.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, Jayapura Prov present, Mimika/Digul present, Vogelkop present, West Irian present
Malesia: West Irian (Vogelkop, Jayapura Prov., Mimika/Digul).

Citation

Verdc. 1979: Manual New Guin. Legum.: 252
Harms 1917 – In: Bot. Jahrb.: 39
De Wit 1952 – In: Reinwardtia: 93
Verde. 1979: Manual New Guin. Legum.: 254
Nielsen 1984: p. 95. – In: Opera Bot.: f. 65, 66
Mohlenbr. 1966: p. 679. – In: Webbia: f. 9