Description
Tall shrub, glabrous except for unopened buds.
Leaves up to 8 by 3.8 cm, rigidly coriaceous, base cuneate, apex with a prominent apiculum, margin sharply dentate, reticulation of veins very evident on both surfaces, glabrous;
Inflorescence axillary;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, Eastern Highlands Prov present, Goroka Distr present, Papua New Guinea present
Malesia: Papua New Guinea (Eastern Highlands Prov.; Goroka Distr.).
Notes
This species shows a close but superficial resemblance to Steganthera ilicifolia. It approaches Kibara shungolensis which differs in having leaves without a prominent apiculum, and with a broader base, the female inflorescence usually bearing a later-al flower, and the ovary being glabrous.
