Steganthera moszkowskii

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Steganthera moszkowskii

Description

Shrub or small tree; Leaves elliptic-ovate to 35 by 12 cm, chartaceous, base broadly cuneate, apex apiculate, margin entire or remotely dentate, glabrous above, minute pubescence persisting below, especially on the veins, the midrib and principal veins prominent below; Inflorescences at or well above the nodes, diffuse paniculate, to 10 cm long;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical, Northern Distr present, West New Guinea present
Malesia: West New Guinea (Northern Distr.).

Notes

The male receptacle, with 4 rounded lobes radiating from the apex, is distinctive. The swollen nodes are apparently inhabited by ants which gain entrance through pores.

Citation

PHILIPSON 1984 – In: Blumea: 490