Lauterbachia novoguineensis

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Lauterbachia novoguineensis

Description

A shrub or tree, the young branches with brown tomentum. Leaves elliptic-oblong or oblong, 13-21 by 5-8 cm, base cuneate or rounded, apex broadly acuminate or acute, glabrous above except for sparse hairs on the nerves, below clothed with long greyish hairs chiefly on the nerves, becoming glabrous, en-tire, margin revolute (when dry); Inflorescence axillary or terminal, 4-8-flowered pleiochasia, c. 30 mm long, clothed with brown tomentum;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, Bismarck Range present, Madang Prov present, Papua New Guinea present, Ramu Distr present
Malesia: Papua New Guinea (Madang Prov.: Ramu Distr.; Bismarck Range). .

Citation

PERKINS & GILG 1901 – In: Pfl. R.: 63