Kairoa suberosa
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Description
Shrub or small tree with stout terete branches, bark becoming corky.
Leaves coriaceous, up to 45 by 17 cm, oblong, elliptic or lanceolate-oblong;
Inflorescence of axillary fascicles which continue to appear from successive buds at older nodes;
Stamens numerous (over 100), inserted over the lower half of the receptacle, filament short;
Distribution
Asia-Tropical, Morobe present, Northern Prov present, Papua New Guinea present
Malesia: Papua New Guinea (Morobe&Northern Prov.). .
Notes
The specific epithet refers to the thick deeply fissured bark of the older stems, by which feature this species can most readily be detected in the field. The stiff leaves, which are usually sharply toothed, are also distinctive. The male flowers are soft, fleshy, cream-coloured often flecked with violet. They are rather large for the family. The succulent, fleshy fruiting receptacle is orange and the ripe drupes are black and shining.