Kibara flagelliformis

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Kibara flagelliformis

Description

Shrub or small tree; Leaves opposite or subopposite, elliptical, chartaceous, c. 19 by 9 cm (all damaged), base broadly cuneate, apex not present, margin entire, midrib prominent below, lateral veins strongly arched-ascending; Inflorescences axillary, central rachis c. 8 cm, lateral branches in opposite pairs or 3-4 at the same level, usually again branched about the middle;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, Napan Distr present, West New Guinea present
Malesia: West New Guinea (Napan Distr.). Known only from the type.

Notes

The specimen bears only male flowers in strangely branched inflorescences. The stamens are unusual, with long filaments much wider than the small anthers.