Pandorea montana
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Description
Slender liana, to finger-thick.
Leaves 3-4(-5)-jugate, leaflets chartaceous to coriaceous, elliptic-oblong, acute, towards apex toothed or shallowly crenate, venation raised on both sides, but not fine-tessellate above, c. 2-5ll2 by 1-2½ cm, rachis narrowly winged;
Stamens included.
Ovary ± conical, eglandular.
Capsule flattened, 4-8½ by l½ -3 by ½-l cm, sessile to stiped and short-beaked;
Seeds 1¼-2¾ by 1-2 cm.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, East New Guinea present, Hunstein Mts present, Lordberg, Hunsteinspitze, 1000-1350m present, Morobe Distr present, Mt Giluwe, 6°10', 144° E present, Mt Kaindi, 7°25', 146°45' E present, Sepik present
Malesia: East New Guinea (Sepik: Hunstein Mts: Lordberg, Hunsteinspitze, 1000-1350m, 4 coll.), loc. class.', Morobe Distr.: Mt Kaindi, 7°25', 146°45' E, 12 coll.; Mt Giluwe, 6°10', 144° E.
Notes
The thyrsoid inflorescence and flower-size point to congenerity with Pandorea', luckily I had made in 1927 a small drawing of the type and observed several flower details on the original material not mentioned by DIELS in his brief description. Unfortunately almost all duplicates at L lack flowers, by careless distribution. The flower colour noted on labels varies rather considerably: tube cream, yellow, golden brown or red outside, lobes white, cream, pale purple, streaked red.