Parsonsia hebetica

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Parsonsia hebetica

Description

Branchlets glabrous to puberulent. Leaves opposite; Inflorescence of axillary and terminal cymes, 4.2-6.2 cm long, brown pubescent; Sepals ovate, 0.9-1.3 by 0.6-0.8 mm, 1.3-1.8 times as long as wide, apex acuminate to acute, puberulent. Stamens inserted at 0.7 mm from corolla base which is 0.2-0.3 of tube length; Ovary 0.7-1 mm long; Fruit linear, puberulent, 6.9-12.9 cm by 2.8-3.2 mm. Seeds:

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: New Guinea present
Malesia: New Guinea.

Citation

D.J. Middleton 1997 – In: Blumea. p 215