Kibara royenii

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Kibara royenii

Description

Shrub c. 3 m high, glabrous. Leaves narrowly oblong-elliptic, 21 by 6.5 cm, chartaceous, base cuneate, apex apiculate, apiculum obtuse, margin sharply serrate, midrib and lateral veins and their junctions prominent, main veins numerous (8-10 pairs) with subsidiary lateral veins between them and a prominent reticulation; Inflorescences axillary, of short compacted dichasia (fascicles), c. 10 mm long, one or more in an axil.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, Steenkool Distr present, Vogelkop Peninsula present, West New Guinea present
Malesia: West New Guinea (Vogelkop Peninsula; Steenkool Distr.).

Notes

The narrowly oblong elliptic, dentate leaves, combined with the small fasciculate Inflorescence are distinctive.