Clethra canescens var. ledermannii

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Clethra canescens var. ledermannii

Description

Leaves lanceolate-elliptic to lanceolate, apex acutely acuminate, base cuneate, thin-subcoria-ceous, younger and submature ones glabrous above, set with sparse rather coarse rufescent simple or fascicled and/or finer stellate hairs on midrib and nerves, hardly at veins beneath, intervenium glabrous, mature ones almost completely glabrous, rather sharply serrate in the upper part, 5-8(-11) by 2-3(-4) cm, nerves 12-14(-15) pairs, ± curved, subparallel, rather indistinctly inarching before the edge, prominent beneath, veins ± obscure; Petals erose-crenulate, (3-)4 mm.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, E. New Guinea present, Sepik Distr present, Western Highlands present
Malesia: E. New Guinea (Sepik Distr.; Western Highlands).