Parsonsia velutina

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Parsonsia velutina

Description

Branchlets sparsely brown tomentose. Leaves opposite; Inflorescence of axillary cymes, flowers clustered at tips, 3.6-14 cm long; Sepals linear, reflexed, 2-3 by 0.6-1 mm, 2-4.8 times as long as wide, appressed brown velutinous. Stamens inserted at 0.4-0.6 mm from corolla base which is 0.2-0.3 of tube length; Ovary 0.8-0.9 mm long; Fruit linear, densely brown pubescent, 8.2-15 by 0.5-1 cm. Seeds:

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Lesser Sunda Is. present; Maluku (Maluku present); New Guinea present, Australasia, Babar present, Kai Islands present, Tanimbar Island present, Timor present
Australia; in Malesia: Lesser Sunda Islands (Timor), Moluccas (Kai Islands, Tanimbar Island, Babar), New Guinea.

Citation

J.B. Williams 1996 – In: Fl. Australia: 181
D.J. Middleton 1997 – In: Blumea: 240