Neosepicaea

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Neosepicaea

Description

Large lianas. Leaves digitately compound; Stamens 4, didynamous, exserted, 5th rudimentary; Ovary glabrous; Capsules stipitate, c. 10-20 cm long, narrow oblong, terete to broad-ellipsoid in section, beaked; Seeds, thin-winged, rectangular.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present, Australasia: Queensland (Queensland present)
Queensland (1 sp.) and Malesia: New Guinea (3 spp,). .

Notes

In the Campsis-alliance possibly closest related to Pandorea, different by the almost regular flowers, the valvate corolla lobes, the exserted stamens and style, digitate leaves, and cupular disk clasping the base of the ovary.

Citation

Diels 1960 – In: Nova Guinea n.s.: 15
1928 – In: Bull. Jard. Bot. Btzg: 200
K.SCH. 1894 – In: E. & P., Nat. Pfl. Fam. 4: 223
Diels 1928 – In: Bull. Jard. Bot. Btzg: 216
Diels 1957 – In: Nova Guinea n.s.: 173
STEEN. 1927: Thesis: 899
STEEN. 1927: Thesis: 901
1928 – In: Bull. Jard. Bot. Btzg: 203