Kibara archboldiana

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Kibara archboldiana

Description

Shrub to 4 m, with glabrous branches conspicu-ously swollen at the nodes. Leaves elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 15-36 by 6-14 cm, chartaceous, base broadly cuneate or rounded, apex with a slender apiculum 1-2 cm long, entire, midrib and principal veins conspicuous below, arched ascending and uniting within the margin, glabrous or ± ephemeral min-ute pubescence on young foliage;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, Papua New Guinea present, Western, Gulf & Central Prov present
Malesia: Papua New Guinea (Western, Gulf & Central Prov.).

Notes

The two original collections agree in all re-spects. The only other collection (CONN et al. LAE 66299) has very similar foliage, but has broadly ovoid achenes instead of the very characteristic elon-gate fruit of the type, and apparently lacks the swol-len nodes.

Citation

PHILIPSON 1985 – In: Blumea: 396